How to Use transitional in a Sentence

transitional

adjective
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  • New Years is a transitional time, and midlife acts in the same way.
    — TIME, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The news outlet has entered in to a new, calmer era, with a transitional team of four placed at the helm.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Aug. 2023
  • He was seen more as a transitional pope — a keeper of John Paul’s flame.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Gary: The ’70s are a transitional moment in this regard.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 4 May 2023
  • The chameleon dwellings serve as nice backdrops to a range of styles, from retro mod to transitional or contemporary.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Traveling to see the band has marked what Ms. Brennan calls a transitional life stage of college and living on her own for the first time.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, New York Times, 29 July 2023
  • Choose a transitional length that hits just below the collarbones with lots of mid-length or long layers.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
  • In closed bodies of water, that’s in areas with transitional depths and a soft bottom.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Plus, the split hem can be paired with jeans, a skirt, leggings, or dress for versatility in transitional months when the weather is all over the place.
    — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The season marks somewhat of a transitional phase for IU as the Hoosiers are tasked with filling the production of key departures.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2022
  • With the grant, Jordan hopes to place a downpayment on the organization’s first transitional home — the first of many.
    — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The shirt-and-jacket hybrid is great for transitional weather.
    — Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The school, in the College Area, educates more than 130 students in transitional kindergarten through eighth grade.
    — U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The Safavieh Parker Dining Chairs are the perfect mix of farmhouse and transitional style with their durable oak wood frame and spindle flat-back design.
    — Sanah Faroke, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • As children go off to college and start their own lives, many parents face a transitional challenge.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • With a medium-thick polyester blend, this pullover is a great transitional piece and comes in 19 other colors, ranging from vibrant pinks to earthy browns.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Of course, there are oodles of way to style this transitional topper effortlessly, which has been very fun for me.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 2 Sep. 2023
  • With a new programming team still finding its footing, this seems like a transitional year for AFI Fest.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • When the seasons change, transitional weather can really throw our wardrobes for a loop.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The course is designed to assist women in transitional periods of their lives, such as a career change or return to the workforce.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2023
  • About 31% lived in a transitional shelter, and around 18% were unsheltered.
    — Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • That looks a lot different than OpenAI, which last week unveiled an all-white, all-male transitional board.
    — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • And in May, the Mesa City Council voted to buy a 72-room hotel for $7.4 million for a local transitional housing program.
    — Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2023
  • Beckham wore a chic all-black ensemble, marked by a classic transitional item: the leather jacket.
    — Katharina Fuchs, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2023
  • That included a large share of 4-year-olds — part of the district’s big effort to recruit more students for transitional kindergarten.
    — Anna Braz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • This bright floral style is the perfect transitional layer that will keep you warm without causing you to overheat.
    — Megan Schaltegger, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The closer the album gets to its end, the more what came before seems like a beautiful, transitional meditation—a lovely case of the vapors.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Atop, style with By Malene Birger’s camel trench coat for a twist on transitional outerwear.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Needless to say, choosing what to wear during the confusing transitional season can be quite the predicament.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Projections show the loss of students is likely to get worse, given the nearly 11% decline of students in transitional kindergarten and kindergarten in the past few years.
    — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2023

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