situate

Example Sentences

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The scenic decor and costumes situate us in the late 19th century of Ibsen’s bourgeois Norway.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Ms. Penny has no peer in her ability to situate the lives of sympathetic characters within such elaborate and thrilling storylines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

His arguments to the Supreme Court, according to CNN, attempted to situate the issue as one that would impact both his "legal exposure" and that of all future presidents.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2024

This question of how to situate our time in the narrative arc of Earth history has thrust the rarefied world of geological timekeepers into an unfamiliar limelight.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

My parents both hurry to situate me into it, their eyes desperate.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera