How to Use focal in a Sentence

focal

adjective

• Why use Westlake Station as a focal point for the two trips?
  — Geoff Baker, The Seattle Times, 19 May 2017
• Celeste's grieving process in the wake of Perry's death would also be a focal point.
  — Emma Dibdin, Marie Claire, 11 Apr. 2017
• Wendt suggests starting with the focal flowers to create the shape and body of the arrangement.
  — Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor, 24 Aug. 2016
• Trump has made fighting terrorism a focal point of his first overseas trip as president, which ends this weekend.
  — Associated Press, Fox News, 27 May 2017
• The review also misidentified the fictional planet that is the focal point of the film.
  — New York Times, 22 May 2017
• Shooting has never been a focal point of Whalen’s game, so evolution was going to require time.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 May 2017
• Remember: A longer focal length will create star trails in only a few seconds instead of keeping the stars focused in the photo.
  — Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2017
• To its credit, though, Microsoft isn’t giving up, banking on collaboration as one of ink’s key focal points.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 23 May 2017
• From using your bump as the focal point of a bigger scene to layering your actual sonogram onto your belly, there are various options available as soon as a photo is uploaded.
  — Elyse Roth, Redbook, 23 May 2017
• Yokohama has officially expressed interest, though the bay city near Tokyo faces a mayoral election in July where casinos could become a focal point.
  — Lisa Du, Bloomberg.com, 21 May 2017
• The agenda is being confined to counterterrorism and burden-sharing — two issues that have been the focal point of Trump’s antipathy toward the alliance.
  — Rosie Gray, The Atlantic, 25 May 2017
• Watt, Collins and Blough are the focal points of the game review.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2023
• The Nets and leaguewide health, rather, both loom as focal points.
  — New York Times, 6 June 2021
• The stage will be a focal point as the crowd samples tacos for $2 each.
  — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 6 July 2017
• The first thing your eye is drawn to in the master bedroom is the stonework on the focal wall.
  — Lauren Smith, House Beautiful, 27 Dec. 2017
• The only black focal piece on the first floor is the barn door that opens to the study off the foyer.
  — Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2018
• By changing angles, the focal stripe of the lens shifts left and right.
  — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2019
• Hawkins and Hall have returned as the focal points in the running game.
  — Tyler James, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Oct. 2020
• Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard have to be key focal points in the game.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2020
• Brows and lips are the focal points of this cartoon-like makeup look.
  — Taylor Lane, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2022
• The highs LaVine served as the focal piece for the offense, dropping his head and carving his way to the rim at will.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2023
• But perhaps one of their biggest focal points has been the youth.
  — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 25 May 2021
• Our phones are default wide focal lengths, which isn't a bad thing, Dinh said.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 29 May 2021
• In this case, the focal family is all in a dither, readying for a Christmas trip to Paris.
  — Duane Bygre, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Nov. 2022
• Last April, the Padres claimed a reliever off waivers from the Marlins and saw him become a focal point of their bullpen.
  — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 July 2017
• Savory, sweet, salty, buttery, mildly spicy, crispy, warm, and cold are all focal points of the dish.
  — Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 15 May 2021
• Aside from the guest rooms, the main focal points of the property are the surf center, wellness space, restaurant, pool, and beach club.
  — Annie Davidson, Forbes, 27 June 2021
• Senior guard Moon Ursin said Smith has done a good job of handling the role of sixth man two years ago to the focal player on the team this year.
  — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2021
• More precisely, countries would agree on an international target carbon price, which would be the focal provision of the agreement.
  — William Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2020
• Some lawmakers are already raising one concern that should be focal in the fast-approaching TCJA debate: how to contend with these expiring tax cuts in an era of multi-trillion-dollar deficits.
  — Daniel Bunn, National Review, 7 June 2024

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024