How to Use position in a Sentence

position

1 of 2 noun

• The child fell asleep in a sitting position.
• I was in an uncomfortable position and had to move.
• Return your seat to an upright position for landing.
• Actors, please assume your positions. The show is about to begin.
• From this position, you can see all of New York City's skyline.
• I was uncomfortable, so I shifted position.
• The new position blurs that line even more.
  — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
• If so, how large should the position be?
  — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
• Pause, then step back to the plank position.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
• Houston is in need of adding depth to the point guard position.
  — Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
• Place your hand back down to return to the plank position.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
• Field position kind of has a play into it, too.
  — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• Trump’s new position still brings Ukraine back to the old.
  — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
• Smith would prefer to stay at left guard, his best position.
  — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
• But position alone isn’t enough.
  — Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
• Chapman stepped down from his position to take on his new role with the city.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
• And the best way to get that track position is to leapfrog others on pit road.
  — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
• The zoo finished in the same position in last year's poll.
  — Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 26 Mar. 2026
• Drop into a plank position with your hands on the ground and your feet back.
  — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 29 Jan. 2026
• But no one can dispute the strength of their position now, with five wins from five.
  — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
• That position takes the most abuse on offense.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
• Being in such a position might come as a surprise to some.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
• That position is not going to change.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
• Lift the legs over the medicine ball to the left to return back to the starting position.
  — Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 30 Aug. 2023
• The game becomes three hours of field position, punts, and 2-yard runs.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
• The stock could rise in the short-term as short sellers buy to cover their positions.
  — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
• Wednesday’s loss was more on the team than the fault of any one player or position group.
  — Max Bultman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• Pause for a count, then rotate back to the starting position.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 18 May 2023
• That, though, set off a run of picks at the Broncos’ positions of need.
  — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
• Still, some positions seem like no-brainers.
  — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

position

2 of 2 verb

• The shortstop was positioned well to make the play.
• He positioned the chairs around the table.
• She positioned herself by the door.
• The company is positioning itself to take advantage of a new market.
• Which positions Kelce as a need more than a bonus.
  — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
• The player best positioned to fill that role?
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2025
• CIOs are positioned well for this role.
  — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
• The email goes on to say the school was not positioned to absorb the funding gap.
  — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
• This positions you as a trendsetter with a point of view.
  — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• But D’Amaro could be well-positioned to lead growth.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
• With less time on the field, will position players feel stronger as the season wears on?
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 24 May 2023
• Still faint, it will be positioned near Jupiter during the eclipse.
  — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
• They’re simply pegged in place and most often positioned right up against the eye of hook.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 26 Oct. 2023
• Most of the self-order kiosks are positioned in front of the station’s long counter.
  — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
• The hyperscalers and altscalers are well positioned for this need.
  — R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
• The fourth has positioned that boundary as a feature.
  — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
• Bells positioned at various points in the branches are rung with the help of hand saws.
  — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
• Caregivers position the sling on one shoulder and place the baby in the pouch.
  — Maya Polton Updated, Parents, 11 July 2023
• Neon acquired the movie out of Cannes and is positioning it for an awards run.
  — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
• One sits above the living room, while the other is positioned over the bathroom.
  — Adam Williams march 04, New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026
• The first step is to position the feet and leg supports correctly.
  — PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
• For the best deep partial eclipse shots at sunset, position yourself west of the black line.
  — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 13 June 2026
• Place the foil packets directly over the hot coals or on a grill grate positioned above the fire.
  — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
• No one is better positioned to read the room than Duncan.
  — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
• Our team is working hard to make sure we’re positioned to lead at every phase of this program.
  — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
• One of the paper towel rolls was positioned on the hot plate, and four more were placed nearby.
  — John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
• The Stars are positioned to be the one that’s getting better.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
• There is also a bar positioned just behind the street-front façade for after-dark drinks.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
• Not exactly where the team, and its fans, thought it would be positioned at this point of the season.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
• That’s enough to position it for gains on lower rates without taking on too much risk if rates rise.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026