How to Use physicality in a Sentence

physicality

noun
  • On top of that, physicality was the theme that wouldn’t quit in the days leading up to the game.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2022
  • But the physicality of being in Kiss says that this is the right thing, at the right place, at the right time.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Williams said coach Mark Pope warned the team about the physicality of Nicholls State.
    Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Nov. 2022
  • That’s the hardest thing to get a feel for, the physicality.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Yes, there was such a physicality to the faces from back then.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
  • And the language and his physicality speaks to all of that.
    Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
  • The physicality of the match picked up in the second half, as did the number of scoring chances.
    oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Except for the physicality of John Shartzer, who steals the show as Mr. Green.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2024
  • That’s where the goals get scored from, and that’s where physicality occurs as well.
    Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • At one point, Edgar joins the vultures in a dance, his jerky physicality synced with theirs.
    Celia Wren, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
  • No matter how the game of football evolves, physicality wins in the end.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The physicality of it all was sort of a new challenge for me, as an actor.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • And that physicality needs to show up early and often in the Super Bowl if the Niners plan to win it.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The Swedes’ physicality has made the difference so far, though that is a quality the US squad should be able to counter.
    Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • Injuries will arise when the pace and physicality of play pick up in training camp.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
  • The 6-foot-2 guard has strength and physicality well beyond her years.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • As for the physicality of the new role, Keilar would prefer it over sitting behind a desk.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The game featured a heavy dose of physicality, with the two teams combining for 16 fouls, 11 of which were assigned to UCLA.
    Sven Karabegovic, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Instead of turning down the physicality from the first series, the Stars turned it back up against Seattle.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • Despite the physicality of women’s work, they were seen as too weak to brew beer.
    Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The face has more expression, the eyes are bigger, the voice is lower, and even the physicality is more engaged.
    Max Gao, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The score ballooned to 20 points before the Wings defense stepped up their physicality, with Sims setting the tone.
    Peter Warren, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • And, in all of these, your physicality is so striking and precise.
    Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Not much physicality to his game, so for a third-pairing guy, Wings should be able to find an upgrade.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2023
  • As far as Enis goes, Bumphis was happy with the physicality the fifth-year senior showed in the run game at The Swamp, going as far as to single out one play.
    Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
  • That physicality, that attention to the way the characters move, is present in all your films.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2023
  • But that doesn’t mean there’s been a decrease in his physicality.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
  • There is a fluid naturalism and energy to the film that starts at the page and flows through the movement of the camera and the physicality of the actors.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The Bodies Bodies Bodies actress changed her physicality to imitate Ivana, who was a ski racer in addition to being a model.
    Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
  • But Vincent is still a winning player, someone who can affect the game defensively with his physicality and who can provide some offensive scoring punch.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024

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