How to Use facilitation in a Sentence

facilitation

noun
  • One study found that the highest social-facilitation effects came from high-fat sweet foods such as pumpkin pie.
    — Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Last year, the offense struggled with stagnation due to a lack of ball facilitation and long-range shooting.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The idea that people work better when other people are around is called social facilitation.
    — Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Story facilitation is a leadership skill that can be learned through practice.
    — Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • A lot of this is done in the private sector, but there is some facilitation by federal government sources and state sources.
    — Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Show Low police said the girl could face an additional felony charge of facilitation.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The bills seek to curtail the tide of child abuse on the internet by allowing victims to sue tech platforms for facilitation.
    — Cristiano Lima-Strong, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Story facilitation is a key leadership skill needed to make sure that everyone on the team is willing to speak up and share their ideas and doubts.
    — Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • The suspects are charged with abandonment of a person followed by death, as well as supply and facilitation of narcotics.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In a matter of weeks, workshop facilitation went from in-person and interactive to on Zoom and on mute.
    — Elizabeth Talerman, Forbes, 24 May 2021
  • Sherra Wright pleaded guilty last month to facilitation of first-degree murder.
    — Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The odds of getting someone directly through an airport gate without some sort of facilitation were really slim to none.
    — Vogue, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Sherra Wright entered a surprise guilty plea to facilitation of murder in June.
    — Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2019
  • The charges include abandonment of a person followed by death, and supply and facilitation of narcotics.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Here are five steps leading to the elimination of denial and the facilitation of acceptance.
    — Svetlana Whitener, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Police arrested Ross on Wednesday evening and charged him with two counts of facilitation of murder.
    — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The field is still early and the infrastructure needed for trust and facilitation is incomplete.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The government supports this with facilitation, both funding and other forms of incentives for them.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2023
  • In January, a plea deal changed the charge to manslaughter and resulted in the dismissal of the facilitation charge.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2023
  • In remarks before the vote, Falcon described her approach to the role as one of facilitation rather than direction.
    — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Colan will be training Independence staff members to take over the meeting facilitation in the coming weeks.
    — Laura Bednar, cleveland, 18 Apr. 2020
  • No social facilitation was observed as none of the intact sheep ate any of the food, although the anosmic animals actively ate it throughout the test.
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2014
  • The rules of engagement used in the facilitation can become the team members’ model for future hot-button discussions.
    — Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News, 16 May 2022
  • The facilitation of murder and burglary charges are each a Class D felony in Kentucky, punishable by one to five years in prison.
    — Louisville Courier Journal, 15 July 2021
  • Kalshi has exploded in popularity since its inception, in large part due to its facilitation of bets on real-world event outcomes.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 28 May 2026
  • The teenage girl may face an additional felony charge of facilitation, according to Show Low police.
    — Monica D. Spencer, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2021
  • None of the announcements posted by Chinese embassies provided details on how the visa facilitation would work.
    — Chao Deng, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Evan Ross, 28, had been arrested Thursday in connection with the case and charged with two counts of facilitation of murder.
    — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Humphrey was convicted of kidnapping and facilitation to rape and murder and has since been released on parole after serving a sentence of 25 years to life.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Second is the easy and cost-free facilitation of payment to the network participants, made possible through the existing blockchain network.
    — Victoria Chynoweth, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

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