How to Use reposition in a Sentence

reposition

1 of 2 noun

• Then raise the blade and reposition the fence to make the second series of cuts, which will drop out the waste [4].
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2021
• That time is being used to reposition staff, planes and crew.
  — Ian Duncan and Justin George, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Dec. 2022
• Lift your hands and reposition on dough, closer to you.
  — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021
• Release the clamp, reposition the saw chain and repeat.
  — Joe Truini, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
• Shotzzy then made the biggest play of the map, getting two kills and buying his teammates time to reposition.
  — Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2022
• At least eight tugboats have been brought in to reposition and refloat the vessel.
  — USA Today, 26 Mar. 2021
• When a dog locks up on point, one shooter will get a shot without having to reposition.
  — Tom Keer, Field & Stream, 2 June 2020
• The addition of an Asian American for the first time in the group’s history is part of that reposition.
  — Chris Malone, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2017
• They and other crews were ordered to reposition to set up an attack there.
  — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2023
• Mireles lifted Stanley’s dress for a reposition as both laugh at a joke.
  — John Kuntz, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2020
• The boost in prices repositions the Metro Orlando area from a region considered affordable to one where renters have to search harder to find deals.
  — Mary Shanklin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Nov. 2017
• During the meltdown, Southwest also was forced to fly more than 700 non-passenger flights to reposition crew and planes, adding to the episode’s financial hit.
  — Samantha Masunaga, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023
• And these matching lightweight stackable chairs are easy to move and reposition for extra seating.
  — Lizzy Briskin, chicagotribune.com, 24 Mar. 2021
• In the hands of seasoned pros, our current cache of fillers can sculpt the face, reshape our features, enhance a profile, and discreetly reposition skin that has shifted with time.
  — Jolene Edgar, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Dec. 2022
• How does a nail lying horizontal on the pavement reposition itself so that the point drives itself into the tire and leaves only the head showing?
  — Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
• Through the night, Pearson will monitor her well-being, checking her heart rate and helping reposition her in bed, all in the comfort and safety of Haby’s home.
  — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 10 July 2020
• At a time of compulsory face masks, a teacher cannot help a student reposition a finger inside her mouth in order to whistle better.
  — New York Times, 18 Feb. 2021
• Some of those walls are pushed aside by stagehands, who pop up regularly to reconfigure the scenery, hand off props and, in one delightful gag, reposition Khan himself on the opposite side of the frame.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• As Ems repositions Piazza on the couch, prosecutors say the video shows him punch Piazza in the abdomen, leaving a visible bruise on his side.
  — Sara Ganim, Emanuella Grinberg and Chris Welch, CNN, 12 June 2017
• Western officials suggested the relative lull in the Russian offensive around the capital was to lay low and reposition forces for a new push.
  — Alan Cullison, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2022
• Coaches use that information to reposition fielders, calling out changes from the dugout.
  — New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022
• Coty’s sales, the company is also moving at speed to reposition Rimmel London and Max Faxtor.
  — Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 10 May 2021
• Western officials suggest the relative lull in Russian aggression around the Ukrainian capital was to lay low and reposition forces for a new push.
  — Alan Cullison and Alexander Osipovich, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022
• Under the current system, Iron Dome batteries are mobile, but require hours to reposition across Israel.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2021
• It’s happened before, and in fact the Pentagon is already discussing where to reposition forces, possibly in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, to enable strikes inside the country.
  — Phil Klay, Time, 23 Apr. 2021
• When business circumstances evolved, the fox adroitly was able to pivot and reposition accordingly.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• First, operators will pick up vehicles every night, to inspect and repair as well as reposition to avoid cluttering.
  — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2018
• And trucking capacity also impacts this sector, with not enough trucks or drivers available to deliver, reposition pallets and/or move them around to where they are needed most.
  — Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
• The magnitude of what needs to be done requires urgent efforts to reduce emissions and to reposition tomorrow’s winning companies, sectors and countries.
  — Dickon Pinner, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2021
• However, the changing business landscape towards a far more global approach at all company sizes has been a powerful driver of this reposition.
  — Daniel Webber, Forbes, 18 May 2022

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reposition

2 of 2 verb

• To reposition it, click and drag the app around the screen.
  — WIRED, 23 Jan. 2023
• Enter Email Sign Up The plan to reposition the top floor of the mall itself has been years in the making.
  — Catherine Carlock, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
• Smith quickly fired a pass to Rice, who had repositioned on the left wing, for a 3-pointer to compete a four-point play and halve the lead.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2023
• A couple at a nearby house repositioned their porch chairs to face the backyard where Franklin had been.
  — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
• The Fix: Remove the grip from the affected side of the handlebar, and reposition the shifter and brake lever a few inches in from the break.
  — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 1 June 2021
• While setting up the scene, the crew had to reposition the camera because there was a shadow.
  — New York Times, 24 Oct. 2021
• The iPhone’s phone app will also reposition the hang up button to the bottom right of the screen, next to other functions.
  — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 10 Sep. 2023
• Now, just one of us can reposition the trailer on flat, paved surfaces.
  — Whitney Spivey, Outside Online, 18 Jan. 2023
• Each time the telescope is moved, the little army of robots, as Schlegel likes to call them, takes about a minute to reposition itself.
  — Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2021
• The hollow framing makes this light and easy to reposition.
  — Olivia Muenter, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
• The global aspect of it and to be able to reposition this show worldwide is tremendous.
  — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 16 June 2022
• Cahill shrugged and repositioned the boulder with a percussive thunk.
  — Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
• Remove the wall stencil and reposition it for the next repeat.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
• Sometimes a gator will reposition its prey in its mouth.
  — Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022
• The reliever had surgery on May 2 to reposition the ulnar nerve.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
• With that in mind, there are two moves investors can make to reposition themselves for the next leg of the market cycle: Seek the diamonds in the rough.
  — WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022
• Shade is provided by an overhead canopy that can be repositioned to follow the sun.
  — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2023
• The funds will be used to reposition the bank’s balance sheet and generate savings.
  — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
• Once airborne, the rotors can be repositioned so that the Osprey flies like a propeller plane.
  — Laura Strickler, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2024
• With the notch established, reposition your hand for the follow through.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2023
• At this year’s Met Gala, the fellas decided to reposition themselves as the focus for the first Monday of May.
  — Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 3 May 2022
• After the notice from the city was posted, the owner removed the skeleton from the street sign and repositioned the display on his own lawn to avoid further complaints.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
• The righthander, who had surgery on May 2 to reposition the ulnar nerve in his elbow, will be reassessed by a doctor on Monday and could rejoin the Sox this week.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
• Britain warned that Russia could be seeking to reposition its troops to launch attacks against Kyiv.
  — Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2022
• That movie was going to reposition Eddie Brock as a kind of anti-hero, with Venom as his dark side.
  — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Dec. 2021
• Also borrowed from the EV: the stubby, knurled gear selector, repositioned to the dashboard.
  — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 4 June 2023
• It’s one of many ways the shaving giant is now aiming to reposition itself.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2021
• But that changed over recent decades, as the party sought to reposition itself as the guardian of Chinese traditions.
  — Mario Poceski, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2021
• As this name suggests, the Studio could feature a display that the user can reposition.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 12 Aug. 2021
• Posture correctors are devices worn under or over clothes that reposition the back to increase awareness of posture and adjust shoulders to align the spine.
  — Lauryn Higgins, Health, 23 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024