methodical
Example Sentences
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Kateri’s section is quieter and methodical like its central hero, who slips undetected among this community to sow her chaos and reap her revenge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Institutional rules and norms, on the other hand, give bishops incentives to be methodical and cautious.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
Knight and Bouchier were predictably more methodical - with strike rates of 81.8 and 65.5 - at the crease when they could have shown some fearless aggression.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
U.S. military commanders had submitted recommendations on how the reduction might be carried out and the expectation was that a methodical process for adjusting the American force posture would be put in place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
It was a mistake the others often made with him, to try to reason with him in a methodical, aggressive way, when all he wanted was to be reassured like a child.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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