How to Use disposition in a Sentence
disposition
noun- A will is a legal document that is used in the disposition of property.
- Her disposition was to always think negatively.
- He has a disposition toward criminal behavior.
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The disposition of these legal claims was just one more way in which any real reckoning with the past and its victims was suppressed.
— New York Times, 25 May 2021 -
Vinnie’s vision and his disposition were nothing like his father’s.
— Jon Wertheim, Vulture, 25 June 2021 -
But her pirate emblems belie a cheery, open-minded-disposition.
— oregonlive, 5 June 2021 -
The disposition of each case was not immediately clear.
— Doha Madani, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024 -
Often conflicts develop over the maintenance or disposition of the house.
— Gary Singer, sun-sentinel.com, 24 June 2021 -
Piece By Piece is visually stunning, stylish, quirky, and the perfect film to get you into a sunny disposition.
— Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 -
Mention of her father, who died of multiple myeloma in 2018, cracks her disposition, wedging words in her throat.
— Dwain Hebda, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2021 -
The defense has five days to file the motions, the report said, with a disposition hearing set for Aug. 2 and a motions hearing set for Aug. 6.
— Dom Calicchio, Fox News, 29 May 2021 -
Some of these perma bears likely do so on the basis that such wild market calls are going marketing ploys, and others are of a permanently negative disposition.
— Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 28 June 2021 -
Constantly seeking to maintain a cheerful disposition requires effort and energy, which can drain you when challenges persist.
— Chris Westfall, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 -
The formal communication, which implies that the city must start the disposition process over or face millions of dollars in fines, appears to be the final blow for a deal that had been on life support for months.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2021 -
For example, based on a call disposition, a customer workflow including CRM updates can be launched.
— Laurent Philonenko, Forbes, 22 June 2021 -
The disposition fee is a charge the dealership adds to the end of your lease.
— Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 3 Jan. 2023 -
The disposition fee is spelled out in the lease agreement.
— Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2020 -
Not all the Cubs, though, shared such a rosy disposition.
— Billy Witz, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2016 -
The most telling sign of his new disposition was when he was doubled on the ball by Love.
— J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2018 -
The records do not show any judgment or disposition in the case.
— Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 15 June 2023 -
Lucky was such a good boy with a sweet disposition who loved to give back rubs.
— cleveland, 9 June 2022 -
But nobody wanted to speak on the true disposition of the world.
— Juan Gabriel VÁsquez, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2016 -
That and her sweet disposition pretty much put it over the top for my wife.
— Evan Grant, Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2021 -
Something about the disposition in the boy appealed to me.
— Steffan Triplett, Vulture, 15 May 2021 -
Gee Whiz sired 178 cranes and was known for his nasty disposition.
— baltimoresun.com, 10 Mar. 2021 -
As the thinking around death shifts, so have trends in disposition.
— Maggie Donahue, Longreads, 25 Oct. 2022 -
Deputies were sent to the residence for a disposition check.
— Katelyn Umholtz, NOLA.com, 14 Dec. 2020 -
Parsons had the disposition of someone who had lived through a war that had been lost.
— Kyle Whitmire, al, 2 July 2020 -
All dogs must be on leash and have a friendly disposition.
— Kathy Bennett, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2017 -
Parents and caregivers don’t need to — and shouldn’t — change their child’s disposition.
— Allie Volpe, Vox, 9 Sep. 2024
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