posture

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The Secret Service said operations at the White House remain normal but "a heightened security posture is in place".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

But it remains to be seen whether the geopolitical uncertainty will shift the labor market out of its so-called “no hire, no fire” posture.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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

Will was tall and lanky but had terrible posture, so to me he always looked like a question mark with floppy dirty-blond hair and thick eyebrows.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan