'position' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'position' with 20 example sentences.

position noun

: the particular portion of space occupied by something

: a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

: the arrangement of the body and its limbs

: the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

: a job in an organization

: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated

: the appropriate or customary location

: (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player

: the act of putting something in a certain place

: a condition or position in which you find yourself

: a rationalized mental attitude

: an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

: an item on a list or in a sequence

: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

: the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

position verb

: cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

: put into a certain place or abstract location

The position of prime minister isn't inherited.

I'm not in a position to stop it.

This position makes me feel extremely vulnerable.

You place me in a difficult position.

You'd have done the same in my position.

I'm content with my current position.

He got an important position in the company.

She gained a position of responsibility in the firm.

Competition for the position is very intense.

I understand your position perfectly.

You're the person who best fits the position.

I'm not in a position to answer that question.

What would you do in his position?

He was the strongest candidate for the position.

His rank isn't high enough for that position.

The young man is quite suited for the position.

He was promoted to the position of head teacher.

From my position, I cannot see the tower.

All the players were in position.

That family has lost its social position.

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