How to Use tactical in a Sentence

tactical

adjective

• The planes provided tactical air support for the soldiers on the ground.
• They gained a tactical advantage by joining with one of their competitors.
• He made a serious tactical error.
• The Ravens would have been a greater tactical risk to the Chiefs.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
• The head of Britain's armed forces said Putin is trying to rush to a tactical win.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 6 May 2022
• Uwais and Taslim are part of the police tactical team sent to take that big boss down.
  — Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2022
• The last time Dutcher made a tactical switch to the starting five was three years ago.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024
• There are tactical advantages to the presence of this pot of rice.
  — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 9 Nov. 2023
• For Biden and his campaign staff, the problem is tactical.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
• This one's a bit more out there thanks to the steampunk-esque pieces of metal poking out of the tactical vest.
  — WIRED, 2 Nov. 2023
• There’s talk of Russia using [nukes] as a tactical weapon in Ukraine.
  — Time, 24 July 2023
• For everyone $500 raised, Phillips vowed to add one piece of tactical gear to wear during the race.
  — Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2022
• And even the use of tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield won't change this at all.
  — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2022
• The failure to advance has prompted a tactical shift from Kyiv.
  — Justin Ling, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
• Shopping for a car seat can feel like a tactical mission.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 11 July 2023
• Backed by a tactical unit, Vargas’ squad approached the door.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2023
• When the local cops arrive, Ray reports to Jason that the Swedes want to wait for their tactical ops team.
  — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 Aug. 2024
• The gunman was wearing a tactical vest and mask and was armed with a Glock and an AR-15-style rifle that had swastikas on it, Waters said.
  — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2023
• Photo: Courtesy of Kate Ince Place setting is an art—and a tactical one at that.
  — Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2023
• The better move might be to play a more tactical and targeted version of Trump’s game.
  — Matthew Kirschenbaum, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
• The drones gave the Ukrainians a tactical advantage while also enabling them to spend less to do more.
  — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
• President Joe Biden has said the assailant wore tactical gear and fired an AR-15-style weapon.
  — Jake Bleiberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2023
• Of course, Neely is still going to give Spenser her opinion on some of the more tactical things with parenting.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 15 Feb. 2022
• Gargano, who was part of a tactical team, was struck with multiple bullets through a wall.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
• For instance, soldiers may be asked to remove tactical gear, to leave weapons on the ground and to maintain distances of up to 15 feet.
  — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 21 July 2022
• Tariffs are more of a 'tactical weapon' to achieve goals, market expert says.
  — Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
• This was after Nichols, wearing body armor and other tactical gear, had spent hours at the Capitol in the thick of the mayhem.
  — Jackie Calmes, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
• What would happen if a chemical weapon was dropped on Ukraine and/or a short-range tactical nuke?
  — ABC News, 1 May 2022
• Their penalty kill, which had one of the better stretches of its inconsistent campaign amid some personnel changes and tactical shifts, got lit up for three goals.
  — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
• The Ukrainian military tactical group said the man was taken prisoner when a Russian assault group chose to surrender under fire from Ukrainian soldiers.
  — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025