posture

Example Sentences

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This is because the court took the case in a pre-enforcement posture, before Colorado ever enforced its ban in an actual dispute involving concrete facts and real people who suffered through the “conversion” process.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Most large importers—Walmart and Home Depot among them—haven’t embraced Costco’s assertive legal posture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The heightened defence posture at RAF Akrotiri will inevitably stretch the UK's already strained armed forces.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

This posture likely helped them reach leaves high in trees and may have made them look larger and more intimidating to predators.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Franny took advantage of the slight pause that followed to straighten her back a trifle, as though, for some reason, good posture, or better posture, might come in handy at any moment.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger