How to Use tactical in a Sentence

tactical

adjective

• The planes provided tactical air support for the soldiers on the ground.
• They gained a tactical advantage by joining with one of their competitors.
• He made a serious tactical error.
• Uwais and Taslim are part of the police tactical team sent to take that big boss down.
  — Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2022
• The last time Dutcher made a tactical switch to the starting five was three years ago.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024
• There are tactical advantages to the presence of this pot of rice.
  — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 9 Nov. 2023
• For Biden and his campaign staff, the problem is tactical.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2024
• This one's a bit more out there thanks to the steampunk-esque pieces of metal poking out of the tactical vest.
  — WIRED, 2 Nov. 2023
• There’s talk of Russia using [nukes] as a tactical weapon in Ukraine.
  — Time, 24 July 2023
• And even the use of tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield won't change this at all.
  — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2022
• The failure to advance has prompted a tactical shift from Kyiv.
  — Justin Ling, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
• Shopping for a car seat can feel like a tactical mission.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 11 July 2023
• Backed by a tactical unit, Vargas’ squad approached the door.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2023
• When the local cops arrive, Ray reports to Jason that the Swedes want to wait for their tactical ops team.
  — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 12 Aug. 2024
• The gunman was wearing a tactical vest and mask and was armed with a Glock and an AR-15-style rifle that had swastikas on it, Waters said.
  — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2023
• Photo: Courtesy of Kate Ince Place setting is an art—and a tactical one at that.
  — Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2023
• The better move might be to play a more tactical and targeted version of Trump’s game.
  — Matthew Kirschenbaum, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024
• The drones gave the Ukrainians a tactical advantage while also enabling them to spend less to do more.
  — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
• President Joe Biden has said the assailant wore tactical gear and fired an AR-15-style weapon.
  — Jake Bleiberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2023
• Gargano, who was part of a tactical team, was struck with multiple bullets through a wall.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
• For instance, soldiers may be asked to remove tactical gear, to leave weapons on the ground and to maintain distances of up to 15 feet.
  — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 21 July 2022
• This was after Nichols, wearing body armor and other tactical gear, had spent hours at the Capitol in the thick of the mayhem.
  — Jackie Calmes, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
• Here is a question for you: Those armed men wearing tactical gear in Arizona?
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Nov. 2022
• This tactical alignment is already playing out on the ground.
  — Nectar Gan, CNN, 23 Oct. 2023
• And here are three more purely tactical ideas: • Create an AI task force: Sunlight can halt the rumor mill.
  — Graham Glass, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
• Officers in tactical gear showed up moments later to make sure the church was safe.
  — Omar Villafranca, CBS News, 13 May 2024
• Contestants drew cards to determine the sauce and Laura went through all the cards which was a tactical move that worked in her favor.
  — Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
• And in a third, Bobby is seen wearing a helmet and a tactical vest and dropping bullets onto the floor of a classroom.
  — Casey Tolan and Daniel A. Medina, CNN, 8 July 2022
• The film provides a clear, compelling picture of exactly how each tactical move and counter-move is playing out on the city streets and military facilities of Seoul.
  — Richard Kuipers, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
• The stationing of these tactical weapons in Belarus, which shares a 673-mile border with Ukraine, enables Russian aircraft and missiles to target potential sites more efficiently.
  — Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Jan 2025