How to Use reinforcement in a Sentence

reinforcement

noun
  • The bridge is in need of reinforcement.
  • We need to prevent enemy reinforcements from reaching the front line.
  • You should encourage good behavior with positive reinforcement.
  • Maybe even by the end of the month, as Young waves in reinforcements for Bruce Bochy’s pitching staff.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
  • Had to call in some reinforcements to help with the unveil!
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The plan for rapid reinforcements is itself a work in progress.
    Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • The Chicago Cubs needed to find reinforcements for the bullpen.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Cons The reinforcement straps that go on the bottom of the mattress tend to slide off easily.
    Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Then, under the canopy tent, push up on the reinforcement center pole.
    Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Even if the Rockets don't sign any players to max-level deals, reinforcements should be on the way in the first year of the Udoka era.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 1 May 2023
  • In terms of their structural contribution, the reinforcements don't quite make up for the skylights in the roof.
    Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The researchers used deep reinforcement learning, a type of AI, to train the humanoid robots to play a one-on-one soccer game.
    Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 1 May 2023
  • With another dozen reinforcements, the marines moved in a line toward Krynky, the group of 45 trudging along in clusters of two and three.
    Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Now everybody’s in reinforcement mode of ‘this is what school’s like again.
    Alexandria Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The black rubber strap is screwed to the back of the lugs and has an internal titanium reinforcement.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Hiking socks have extra cushioning in the heel and toe, as well as reinforcement along the arch, and oftentimes padding along the top of your foot.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Governor Phil Scott first began to call in reinforcements—boats, search-and-rescue teams, the National Guard—as the first drops of rain fell.
    Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 12 July 2023
  • The Russians are racing in reinforcements to try to stop the advance, Ukrainian soldiers said.
    Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The Russians are racing in reinforcements to try and stop the advance, Ukrainian soldiers said.
    Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Acrylic overlays work best for those who want the longevity of a gel manicure with a little more reinforcement.
    Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Using reinforcement learning, the agent can learn to draw parts of Pollock's, Figure, 1948 (right).
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The officer saved the woman and then called for reinforcements, according to FOX 23 News.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 21 July 2023
  • How much of this is reinforcement learning from human feedback, from all of the existing queries in their database from us talking to Alexa all the time?
    WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
  • More reinforcements should be on the way shortly, with Alex Cobb throwing five innings in a minor-league game Thursday.
    Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
  • But automating the reinforcement process comes with risks.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2024
  • So the method that’s used to make most chatbots is something called reinforcement learning from human feedback.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • There are two suction cups along the bottom to secure it to the wall, and a rubberized locking mechanism on the top to add extra reinforcement.
    Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Machines that can play Go, Chess and many video games better than any human have used reinforcement learning.
    Archon Fung, Fortune, 2 June 2023
  • The troops have cut the main north-south roads to Gaza City, depriving Hamas of equipment, vehicles and other reinforcements carried above ground.
    Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The jamb is the weakest spot on your door, so adding an extra sturdy strike plate and extra-long screws provides reinforcement in the event someone tries to break in by kicking in your door.
    Nina Derwin, Woman's Day, 12 May 2023

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