How to Use grouping in a Sentence

grouping

noun
  • They arranged the furniture in a grouping around the fireplace.
  • The 52 three-man groupings for Rounds 1 and 2 will be announced next week.
    Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2023
  • In other words the grouping and analysis are new, but the blood isn't.
    Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Yet, as rock-solid as this grouping may be, there are times when a person gets the itch to shake things up.
    Melissa Clark, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
  • This American name is a grouping of the names Gem and Ayla.
    Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 6 July 2023
  • But the former Eagles and Ravens scout has 12 wide receivers — a rather large grouping — in his top-50 draft list.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Feb. 2024
  • This grouping is only about 1,000 light-years away in the Perseus star-forming region.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Duplicate the look by adding a small grouping of leaves to each jar's side and secure by wrapping with twine.
    Blair Donovan, Country Living, 30 Sep. 2022
  • And what order will that final grouping of early states be in?
    Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • On the left, a grouping of antique silver trays stacks neatly above a Windsor stool.
    Rachel Hardage Barrett, Country Living, 11 Oct. 2022
  • That has been the tale for the entire Big 12 this season, as it’s been another gauntlet grouping of teams.
    Michael Haag, Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Try one bunch of flowers in a single vase, or a grouping of bud vases. Candles.
    Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022
  • With such bold colors, a large grouping of mums can add excitement to even the blandest of fall landscapes.
    Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Twenty-three years later, the only name still in the elite grouping is Microsoft.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Brady has been known to steer clear of specific food groupings like white sugar, dairy, white flour, iodized salt and caffeine.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 30 June 2023
  • Kyiv is warning that the new military grouping might be preparing to open a whole new front against Ukraine.
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Take a hint from your kitchen and install a grouping of pendant lights in your closet for instant impact.
    Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 8 Aug. 2022
  • One major measure of success for Xi’s visit will be if the grouping adds more members.
    David Pierson, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Second, the grouping of the pleopods during the recovery stroke turned out to be significant as well.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Beyond the Okames, each grouping of trees is currently listed as pre-peak.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The grouping, which was created by florist Philippa Craddock, was tied with a raw silk ribbon.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The most significant benefit against Buffalo was in the run game, as the Chiefs had eight carries for 80 yards with that grouping on the field.
    Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • In another grouping of shots, the Brazilian model stripped out of her jeans and threw on some socks in a low-key LA sweatshirt and white boxer shorts.
    Glamour, 11 Jan. 2024
  • In Stephan’s Quintet, a grouping of galaxies, Chandra spied a shock wave that heats gas to tens of millions of degrees, which is shown in light blue.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Forming that identity comes from the right groupings of players.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The sides could just be the way the vinyls shook out, or maybe each grouping tells a different story, or utilizes a different sound — this is Swift after all.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The big idea is to not present assignments as an individual unit, but rather as a grouping.
    Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022
  • For the three groupings, the NAR graphs the market shares for purchases of primary residences starting in 2013.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Left out of the grouping are players like Jessica Pegula, ranked No. 4.
    David Waldstein, New York Times, 5 July 2023
  • But much has changed since the heyday of quarterbacks calling plays, most notably the number of personnel groupings on both sides of the line of scrimmage.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023

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