How to Use attitudinal in a Sentence

attitudinal

adjective
  • In a way, the attitudinal shift echoes Boston’s own changes.
    Julia Terruso, Philly.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • And that makes sense because, as their name suggests, the Struts are all about attitudinal swagger.
    John Adamian, courant.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The commitment of the Trump base to doing away with Obamacare is mainly attitudinal.
    Steve Kornacki, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2017
  • The direction had less to do with trends in apparel than a major attitudinal shift.
    New York Times, 14 July 2021
  • Wasserman said that Biden's success in the suburbs is likely due to both attitudinal change in the past four years and the exodus of Black voters nationwide from cities to suburbs.
    Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Sonic Youth fans will be pleased to hear the elements of scuzz noise and high-art primitivism of that band injected into attitudinal riffs with sing-along charm of Talon's song.
    John Adamian, courant.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • There began to become a real attitudinal shift in the leadership of the community that just said, look, enough’s enough.
    Terena Bell, Washington Post, 27 July 2017
  • There were some lumpy spots, and his cringey joke about sharing a bed with Cardi B felt like an attitudinal relic of the 1980s, but on the whole, Noah made something that could have felt like several competing shows feel like one.
    New York Times, 15 Mar. 2021
  • As a result of these attitudinal changes, interpersonal conflict is on the rise.
    Candice Gottlieb-Clark, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
  • In some cases, this leaves research to tackle the attitudinal and motivational viewpoints of the consumer.
    Paul Talbot, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The band’s first three albums showed an impressive ability to metabolize musical styles and eras, but even more dazzling was the attitudinal tap dance that Healy performed in his lyrics.
    Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 25 May 2020
  • The actor persuades you to drop your guard and let the man’s unique, if nonetheless a bit bizarre, means of communication take you by the hand and lead you to hitherto unexpected emotional and attitudinal places.
    Todd McCarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2019
  • But the gender attitudinal reversal that appeared in the 1990s is not only about the shifting character of America’s racial and ethnic fabric.
    Samuel Sturgeon, The Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2017
  • This philosophy has echoes in the James–Lange theory of emotions, which holds that behavioral change proceeds attitudinal change.
    Ron Carucci, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
  • The markers are less sartorial than attitudinal, something in the carriage.
    Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Wilder’s play, an absurdist survey of humankind’s remarkable endurance through all manner of cataclysm across the ages, doesn’t need the layers of attitudinal commentary Blain-Cruz adds.
    Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
  • In its day, the group was at the vanguard of hip-hop’s progressive wing, an exquisite balance of philosophical and attitudinal, melodic inventiveness and subwoofer thump.
    Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2016
  • Beyond the riot, opinions on the standard-bearers split each party along demographic and attitudinal lines.
    Sofi Sinozich, ABC News, 3 May 2022
  • Your focus must be on attitudinal change, led by relationship and behavioral change.
    George Bradt, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The real crime that night was that no amount of hard work, public service or attitudinal fortitude has spared this one man, raised by a domestic-servant widow in poverty, from being humiliated for the color of his skin.
    Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, 1 Feb. 2018
  • There’s also been an attitudinal shift among women racers.
    Laine Higgins, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
  • All of this should be preceded by an attitudinal shift: Progressives should be through waiting and begging to be taken seriously by the Democratic Party.
    Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 21 Aug. 2020
  • There is also plenty of discussion still be had regarding where in the UX journey consumers are alerted to the Care & Repair service to best galvanize attitudinal change; for instance, the services are not flagged at the point of initial purchases.
    Katie Baron, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Iranian state media, however, blamed U.S. sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic, not an attitudinal change in the populace, for the low number of voters.
    Greg Norman, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Galdámez and Robles realized that the biggest impediment to Salvadorans who wished to work in call centers was attitudinal, not linguistic.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
  • Thorne called for an attitudinal change towards disability to begin with.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Then there’s the attitudinal difference between the two presidents.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Don’t think such an attitudinal evolution didn’t factor into the league’s growth in popularity and the enormous television revenue increases that stretched the salary cap and allowed the Warriors to pursue Durant.
    Harvey Araton, New York Times, 4 July 2016
  • This attitudinal change was anticipated centuries earlier by Aristotle’s surmise that the curved shadow of a lunar eclipse is that of a spherical Earth.
    Alan Hirshfeld, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2017
  • In conclusion, the disabled community has been working tirelessly to break down attitudinal barriers and create more inclusive spaces in all areas of life, including fashion.
    Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2023

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