How to Use physicality in a Sentence

physicality

noun
  • But the physicality of being in Kiss says that this is the right thing, at the right place, at the right time.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
  • That’s where the goals get scored from, and that’s where physicality occurs as well.
    Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • At one point, Edgar joins the vultures in a dance, his jerky physicality synced with theirs.
    Celia Wren, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
  • No matter how the game of football evolves, physicality wins in the end.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The physicality of it all was sort of a new challenge for me, as an actor.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • And that physicality needs to show up early and often in the Super Bowl if the Niners plan to win it.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The Swedes’ physicality has made the difference so far, though that is a quality the US squad should be able to counter.
    Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • The 6-foot-2 guard has strength and physicality well beyond her years.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • As for the physicality of the new role, Keilar would prefer it over sitting behind a desk.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The game featured a heavy dose of physicality, with the two teams combining for 16 fouls, 11 of which were assigned to UCLA.
    Sven Karabegovic, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Instead of turning down the physicality from the first series, the Stars turned it back up against Seattle.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • Despite the physicality of women’s work, they were seen as too weak to brew beer.
    Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The score ballooned to 20 points before the Wings defense stepped up their physicality, with Sims setting the tone.
    Peter Warren, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • And, in all of these, your physicality is so striking and precise.
    Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Not much physicality to his game, so for a third-pairing guy, Wings should be able to find an upgrade.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2023
  • That physicality, that attention to the way the characters move, is present in all your films.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Despite the light nature of practice and the lack of physicality thus far, Harbaugh sees the work his defense has been putting in throughout the summer.
    Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
  • The physicality of the lynching tree comes rushing back.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • To say that about Larry Bird — less physicality — is (Redick) stupid?
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The physicality of the CM forwards proved fruitful at winning pucks along the wall and strong backchecks bottlenecked the Spartans through the neutral zone, taking away the middle of the ice.
    Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2023
  • DeBoer pointed out the physicality of the six games against the Minnesota Wild followed by the toll of going toe-to-toe with the Kraken for seven games.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
  • But the vests also speak to the physicality necessary to keep the kinetic beat going.
    Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2023
  • There is a fair amount of physicality in the show, often in brutal conditions.
    Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2024
  • On top of that, his style of playing was enchanting in its physicality.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Johnston also has elite speed with the ability to fight for yards after the catch with top-notch physicality and a strong motor.
    Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • In an age when photos live on our phones and are lost to the cloud forever, for instance, a custom acrylic photo block has a nice physicality to it.
    Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2023
  • From his physicality at the catch point to his demeanor as a run blocker, Mayer and his rugged approach check a lot of Detroit's boxes. 19.
    Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
  • One senses vividly the physicality of their creation: the streaks, swooshes, smears, splashes and sprays of paint, the dribble of coffee grounds, the spreading greasy stains.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • In the video, the 30-year-old had a slight tremor while applying micellar water to a sponge, leading to many comments about her physicality.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 29 Jan. 2023
  • After the loss to the Vols in mid-February, Oats said his team needed to handle physicality better.
    Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 21 Mar. 2023

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