posture

Example Sentences

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Seeing him in such a defeated posture came as no surprise.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

This is because the court took the case in a pre-enforcement posture, before Colorado ever enforced its ban in an actual dispute involving concrete facts and real people who suffered through the “conversion” process.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The heightened defence posture at RAF Akrotiri will inevitably stretch the UK's already strained armed forces.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

If and when the fighting stops, the U.A.E. won’t return to a posture of studied ambiguity toward Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

On the wall of the sitting room is a striking portrait, a thin woman with perfect posture and laughing eyes.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin