How to Use alignment in a Sentence

alignment

noun
  • The school has to bring its programs into alignment with state requirements.
  • New alignments have been created within the political party.
  • My high school coach, Paul Leroy, showed me two things about foot alignment and ball placement.
    Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Suppose your manager doesn’t honor the work-style alignment agreement in place.
    Niani Tolbert, Essence, 26 Oct. 2022
  • In one phase, the overall alignment is big, and in the other (nonmagnetic) phase, there is no alignment.
    Quanta Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Not enough consensus or alignment among city, county, state and federal officials.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The kit comes with the robot, activity cards, colored markers, an alignment tool (to keep the marker in place) and instructions.
    Jamie Spain and Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Madigan was a major player in the world of patronage dating to his alignment with the first Mayor Daley.
    Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Eyes, alignment, assignment, all need to be sound and after making a career-high five tackles against Rutgers, the progress is starting to show.
    Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 10 Nov. 2022
  • So there was a true spiritual alignment in that my script is my emotional memory of what happened on Parris Island.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2022
  • With complete alignment, the possibilities are endless.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 1 Nov. 2022
  • This poetic alignment occurred between the location and the document that creates the foundation within which the actors play.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2022
  • In the most extreme Christian nationalist views, the government must be brought into alignment with this ideology – even if force is necessary.
    Eric McDaniel, Chron, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Her track record and her will to continue what Cameron has been building for many years, is in perfect alignment with Pathe’s ongoing efforts to be the natural home for the very best talents.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Shim the board to the proper alignment, then hot glue those shims—and the board—in place.
    Jean Levasseur, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Most likely, all eyes will be on the alignment of the moon and sun.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The stars must have been in some kind of weird alignment on Tuesday.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The Sox are 3-1 in those games and have averaged 5.0 runs, so the alignment has worked.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • For instance, in the alignment of Princess Charlotte’s left hand with the sleeve of her sweater.
    Greg Norman, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The agreements extend the alignment and lock in the game at Legion Field through 2026.
    Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The Rangers’ alignment has been designed to give them the best offensive lineup to start the game.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Switch the alignment of your feet in the next revolution.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Something Hugh Freeze has talked a lot about is alignment.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 28 July 2023
  • One alignment last June, for example, was the first of its kind since 2004.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In fact, the eight-planet alignment last happened in June.
    Simrin Singh, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2022
  • There’s no way around the fact that sleeping on your belly puts your back, neck, and head out of alignment.
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Normally, that tilt means that when the moon moves between Earth and the sun, the three bodies are out of alignment.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2024
  • To spot the alignment, seek a clear view of the western horizon at sunset, Laycock said.
    Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The best sleep position is one that promotes healthy spinal alignment from your hips all the way to your head.
    Ana Osorno, Town & Country, 17 Mar. 2023
  • To me in the Democratic party, there’s a lot of alignment around these key questions.
    How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2023

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