How to Use cohesion in a Sentence

cohesion

noun
  • There was a lack of cohesion in the rebel army.
  • So much shifting of emotional gears goes on in the movie, yet there’s a tonal cohesion.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Some party leaders have also voiced alarm about Democrats’ lack of cohesion.
    Matt Viser, Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Karina Elwood, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Nov. 2021
  • This can be great for team cohesion if your staff will be working primarily offsite.
    Michael Polk, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2021
  • This was a team that desperately lacked cohesion last season.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Instead, companies will spend more time and money traveling to build team cohesion.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Rooms interconnect in a way that creates cohesion despite the sprawling layout.
    New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to working on cohesion, the Bulls struggled in the paint against Grizzlies big man Steven Adams.
    Gregory Pratt, chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Spoelstra started Vincent in order to maintain the cohesion with Tyler Herro in the second unit.
    Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Oct. 2021
  • That paved the way for team cohesion and collective adjustments in spacing and pace well before the team's Sept. 30 season-opening practice.
    Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The actor once paired a blue Playboy crewneck with a brown suede jacket at the airport, creating cohesion with a pair of Ugg Tasman slippers.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2024
  • The strategy here is to offer plenty of eclecticism, which undeniably shows off Nicki’s range but ends up sacrificing some cohesion in the process.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2021
  • That is because the team lacks cohesion and looks split in half.
    Jerome Pugmire, ajc, 1 Jan. 2022
  • And instead, the Jazz simply don’t have the cohesion to pass the ball around to the open shooters at this point.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Though the space is much darker than the rest of the home, the bold colors create a sense of cohesion.
    Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Stick to a color scheme across the items to create cohesion.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2023
  • There was no cohesion and nothing to connect the house to the yard or one part of the yard to another.
    Emily Hedrick, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Brennan was the right hire, but the staff turnover could impact cohesion.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • But there is a real cohesion to the thing night after night.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 17 July 2024
  • At some point, the top five must formalize to build cohesion within the unit.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The Wings played with much more cohesion and jump in the second period.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2022
  • In some cases, this stems more from a lack of internal cohesion than a lack of will.
    Carmine Di Sibio, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Those Dubs lacked a rhythm, an identity, and any sense of cohesion.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • This design trick creates some cohesion between the Christmas tree and the rest of her space.
    Parker Bowie Larson, ELLE Decor, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The Pacers lost all offensive cohesion and only regained it in spurts the rest of the way.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The plan sparked months of mass protests and rattled the cohesion of Israel’s military.
    Samy Magdy, Twin Cities, 1 Jan. 2024
  • But for many Spaniards, it remains tainted by the bloody legacy of the past and concern for the country’s cohesion in the future.
    Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • What can companies do to bring greater cohesion to their top team?
    Iese Business School, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • The need for housing was urgent, as well as new kinds of social cohesion.
    Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 17 May 2022
  • The Liberty couldn’t find its cohesion with seven turnovers and shot 35.3 percent in the first half.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2022

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