How to Use structural in a Sentence
structural
adjective- The house suffered no structural damage.
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After the 3Ds, the next step is to prune for the structural health of the plant.
— Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024 -
How about some of the structural stuff within the show?
— Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024 -
The crust is thin, but just thick enough to keep the structural integrity of the slice intact.
— Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023 -
The structural condition of the pier was unknown at the time of the collapse.
— Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024 -
Two main structural poles cross to create a dome shape that is strong and easy to set up.
— Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024 -
The star went for a structural hairdo, with face-framing pieces pulled loose from the taut bun.
— Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024 -
The switch failed to address any of the offense’s structural issues.
— Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2022 -
There is also a structural harness to keep the flier nice and secure in the skies.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023 -
The burning of the flag left scorch marks on the front porch but there was no structural damage due to the fire, police said.
— Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2022 -
Once the dust settled, Xi’s team throttled back on plans for structural change.
— William Pesek, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 -
We are stuck in the middle of a structural shortage, Margaret.
— CBS News, 4 Jan. 2023 -
The stud is simply a vertical two-by-four beam in the wall for structural support.
— Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 30 Mar. 2023 -
On the other hand, the structural bias of the U.S. film industry has produced a dearth of Vietnamese movie stars.
— Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024 -
At the same time, there’s a structural sameness that saps the sense of anything-can-happen surprise.
— Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2023 -
Their homes had been rebuilt, only to give way to rot, mold and structural defects.
— Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2023 -
The good news: None of the homes appeared to have obvious structural damage, Haglund said.
— Melissa Perez Winder, arkansasonline.com, 17 July 2024 -
Another talking point of the AFM was the impact of the strike, along with structural changes, on the indie film landscape.
— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023 -
Because of structural changes in the movie adaptation, Alia is still unborn by the climax of the second film.
— Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024 -
His songs touch on grief, structural inequalities, and the slow pruning of progress.
— Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023 -
As of Friday, the structural elements were in place, the tower clad in drywall.
— Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024 -
Seeing Offset walk Luar in a durag and structural floor-length trench coat.
— Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024 -
Meta’s spokeswoman declined to comment on the structural changes.
— Newley Purnell, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022 -
As limbs started to fall to the ground, the team decided in March to remove six trunks before any more structural damage befell the rest of the tree.
— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 28 July 2024 -
Both ideals are on show in the Hallwyll apartment thanks to Putman’s structural changes and Derville’s furnishings.
— Ellie Pithers, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022 -
In the months leading up to the collapse, the building was also facing major structural repairs.
— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024 -
Install flood vents, which allow water to flow through and then drain out of a home, lowering the risk of structural damage.
— Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023 -
That’s half of… $2 billion: GM’s structural cost-saving aim over the next two years, in which downsizing measures play a big part.
— Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2023 -
There are many types of GI diseases and two main categories: functional and structural.
— Mark Gurarie, Health, 2 Nov. 2024 -
Some of the pressure is structural, as traffic tickets and other court fees, which are disproportionately levied on the poor, can be forgiven only through Chapter 13.
— Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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