How to Use strategic in a Sentence

strategic

adjective
  • The bridges have great strategic value.
  • The hill is located at a strategic position.
  • Not for the first time, Chornobyl became a strategic nightmare.
    Oleksiy Radynski, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Some of these other people don’t know how to play a strategic game of this.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
  • And that conflict centers on the economies of both China and the U.S., and who can gain strategic advantage in the years to come.
    ABC News, 9 July 2023
  • The plan is to expand our collection in a more focused and strategic way.
    Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 25 Jan. 2024
  • With the new strategic partner, the intention is to further expand and grow the business and the Slows Bar BQ brand.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2023
  • The war by and against Russia’s strategic bombers The Soltsy raid was far from the first to target Russia’s strategic bomber force.
    Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Phasing out first class on long-haul routes isn’t without strategic risk.
    Danny Lee, Fortune, 3 June 2023
  • With challenges occurring around the clock, the celebrities must be strategic to secure their space.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
  • As leaders, we are forced to make big strategic decisions.
    Shep Hyken, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The House of Saud faces a broader shift away from fossil fuels that threatens its strategic value to key allies like the United States.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • This strategic shift is marked by the pending sale of its electric boat rental operations in Newport Beach.
    Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
  • With rich art, a compelling narrative, and deep, strategic gameplay, Spirit Island is one of the most intriguing games to come out in the past few years.
    Eric Yurko, Popular Mechanics, 9 July 2023
  • Endeavor, which is the owner of WME, also made a strategic investment in Chess.com.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Alice was also strategic about the furnishings, accents, and textiles used in these rooms that didn’t need much of an overhaul.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The site was a strategic decision, close to the interstate to bring traffic from both the east and the west and along Racine Avenue, which carries local traffic from the north and south into the heart of Muskego.
    Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The decision to tie hours to attendance trends also came about as part of the museum's strategic planning process.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2023
  • Yet there is one part of the corporate realm in which strategic horizons of a decade or more have a place: corporate venture capital.
    Steven Rosenbush, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The purpose of strategic ambiguity is to leave doubt in the mind of a potential aggressor.
    Readers, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Other details like ruching and seaming will gather the fabric in strategic ways.
    Maya Polton Updated, Parents, 10 Aug. 2023
  • These babies can perk up your peach, thanks to high waists, side panels, and design elements like strategic stitching.
    Lindsay Geller, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
  • It is understood that the club didn’t want to make a significant strategic decision without Eberl in place first.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Vietnam and South Korea launched a comprehensive strategic partnership at the end of 2022.
    John Ruwitch, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The strategic partnership will provide the seamless flight experience on this main route.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Schedule mock exams at strategic points in your study plan, ideally one a week before the exam and another a day before.
    Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Getting the word in six guesses requires strategic choices at every attempt.
    Sam Corbin, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Kick’s head of strategic partnerships clarified that a gambling clause is not in Kolcheff’s Kick contract.
    Ash Parrish, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The expert argued though that Netflix was acting based on its plan rather than underperforming in its strategic push.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2023
  • And yet the strategic exploitation of space now extends well beyond military concerns.
    Jon Gertner, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023

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