How to Use modality in a Sentence

modality

noun
  • Each of the modalities also comes with their own flaws, too.
    Women's Health, 8 May 2023
  • Doulas work on behalf of the mother and are trained to not adhere to any method or modality of care.
    Danielle Jackson, Longreads, 14 June 2018
  • All the barre buzz piqued my curiosity and convinced me to give the modality a shot.
    Kristine Thomason, Women's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Now the modalities and time frame for EU expansion are at the top of the European agenda.
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Ineluctable modality of the visible: at least that if no more, thought through my eyes.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022
  • And why wouldn’t tech companies be on board with the new treatment modality?
    Joe Harpaz, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • These issues come up every time there’s a new modality.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Like a weather pattern, the modality of each air sign affects the quality of the air and our experience of it.
    Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2021
  • So instead of fighting these new modalities, the ride-hailing giants bought them out.
    Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 2 July 2018
  • Kind of Blue unlocked a new dimension in jazz, and modality became the dominant idiom of the avant-garde.
    Julian Sancton, Billboard, 5 May 2017
  • That could even be used as a healing modality, as far as education and taking up space in the outdoor area.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • And yoga is one such exercise modality that can target both of these things.
    SELF, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Reiki is a hands-on healing modality utilizing the energy that is in and all around us.
    Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2022
  • In my time as a NFL head team physician, the Chargers were approached every week about a new treatment modality or technique.
    Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • This is not unlike many other self-improvement modalities — on the surface, this sounds a lot like run-of-the-mill group therapy.
    Amelia Harnish, refinery29.com, 29 June 2018
  • Also to provide a space and modality for honoring the memories of those who lives have been stolen while at the same time bringing healing.
    Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Each modality offers its own take on the future, but a few overarching themes emerged.
    Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021
  • What unifies the group, in Denny’s view, is that so many of the witches in Major Arcana are using witchcraft as a healing modality.
    Kate Wheeling, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2022
  • What is the modality of protest that's going to have effectiveness in these circumstances?
    Natasha Lennard, Esquire, 13 May 2017
  • The Texans should take a deep dive in looking to all modalities and best practices for reducing concussions.
    Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2017
  • The third modality addressed in Caleb’s treatment at the Sensory Learning Center is the vestibular.
    Mark Woodman, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2007
  • But the debate over remote work long predates pandemic-era shifts in work modalities.
    David Faris, The Week, 9 Aug. 2023
  • A: Most studios cater to specific modalities such as just Yoga, dance or martial arts.
    Josie Klemaier, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2017
  • Don't stress out and go overboard with exercises or other modalities trying to get back on track.
    Nicole Radziszewski, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2017
  • Toni would constantly assert herself in the very modality that Black women sometimes ran away from.
    Hanna Phifer, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Theragun is one modality that does that, the same way Dr. Jason invented it, but there are a lot of other great technologies.
    Dave Knox, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Val would have seven or eight different reactions and modalities, every one of which was great.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Courses will be convenient to where students live and will be flexible in terms of modality, according to the district.
    Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2021
  • In its place, a new modality of communicating your non single-ness.
    Glamour, 31 May 2022
  • The city added a multi-modality training center for up to 80 people including 18 pull-up stations, a rope climb tower and five squat stations.
    USA TODAY, 11 June 2019

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