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
• One in the video had on jeans, a T-shirt and a tactical vest.
  — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
• In the first shot, both men are decked out in black tactical gear.
  — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 7 Oct. 2021
• 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
• At the time, Brown was equipped with a helmet, radio and a tactical vest.
  — Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2021
• The Knicks aren’t the most tactical team in basketball.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
• Yet, people on the scene weren’t aware that the gun was a replica as the man in tactical gear paced through downtown with the large weapon.
  — oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2021
• 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
• The two of them did tactical training like a real-life Call of Duty.
  — Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2021
• 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
• Men with skull masks and rifles pose after tactical training in the woods in Poland.
  — Erika Kinetz and Lori Hinnant, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Sep. 2021
• The suspect fled to a residence in the 600 block of Center Place S.W. and took a tactical position on the porch.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 30 Aug. 2021
• Shopping for a car seat can feel like a tactical mission.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 11 July 2023
• The officers took cover and the suspect fled to the rear of the residence, where he was met by tactical units.
  — NBC News, 1 Dec. 2021
• 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
• Guardiola's squad still boasts depth, but the tactical shift post-De Bruyne will be closely watched.
  — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
• For those looking to create lasting impressions with friends or family, printing a photo on a tactical object, such as a canvas print or metal print, helps the gift last a lifetime.
  — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 14 June 2025