How to Use placement in a Sentence

placement

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  • The agency has overseen the placement of hundreds of children in loving homes.
  • The director tried several different camera placements for the scene.
  • This includes the placement of the handle and the angle and length of the spout.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The placements are not as subtle as the ones in TV shows.
    — Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Bang Chan kicked off the video with the announcement of the album’s chart placement.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 13 June 2023
  • What Could Be Better The grow lamp is very bright, so placement is key.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Place the pin at least a couple inches back from the face, with ideal placement just above the ear.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 July 2023
  • Tech brands dominate the list, and Apple is at the top with 1,884 placements.
    — Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 24 Aug. 2023
  • For a more modern take on the side pony, opt for a placement closer to the top of the head, just slightly off-center.
    — Myranda Mondry, Allure, 26 June 2023
  • Do not water for the first two weeks after placement so that the ends of the cuttings can callous over.
    — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2024
  • At first glance, topology would seem to be a poor fit for the problem of polling site placement.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Front-wheel drive just wouldn't seem right in a car full of just-rights, an example of which is the feel and placement of the pedals.
    — Fred M.h. Gregory, Car and Driver, 12 July 2023
  • For the placement of the main flowers, Wilber likes to think in odd-number increments.
    — Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
  • His placements of chefs have more than doubled since 2019.
    — Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Always pay attention to the placement of doors and windows to enhance the light and frame views.
    — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 19 June 2023
  • The Max’s design included a larger engine, the placement of which could cause the craft to pitch up.
    — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • For one last trick, the human asks Figure 01 what should happen next based on the placement of the dishes on the table.
    — Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The team also found toilets and drainage pipes, and the placement of the pipes suggests the original structure had up to four floors.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Seeking an edge for a higher chart placement isn’t new.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Very good agility and controls gaps well with good stick placement.
    — Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • The agency was looking for a foster placement for a little girl born May 21.
    — Sswindler, oregonlive, 1 June 2023
  • Consider the size and placement of light fixtures early on in the design process.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2023
  • However, the Hot Girl Coach just made a very compelling case for the side bang with not one but two variations on the fringe placement.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The children are in the process of being returned to their foster placements, according to the police post.
    — Doug Thompson, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2023
  • This is where pairs diverge: voltage/power, and the quantity and placement of the heat-source layer.
    — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The process may inspire him to finesse the curve of an incision line, say, or tweak the dimensions of a breast or the placement of a belly button.
    — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The horn was never built to a tight template, and so, even within the same cohort, horns varied slightly in the settings of the bell or the placement of the posts to which keys attach.
    — Chris Almeida, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2024
  • And while the clip takes some strength to open up for vent placement and doesn’t rotate as freely as some of our other picks, that helps keep it stable while driving.
    — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Neither product was successful; the placement of the battery pack was moot.
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Kaylee says Rowan was with the employee for three days and two nights until kinship placement was approved.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024

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