How to Use maneuver in a Sentence

maneuver

1 of 2 noun
  • The army is on maneuvers.
  • He led his troops in a well-planned maneuver.
  • To prepare for war, the army is performing maneuvers off the coast.
  • Through a series of legal maneuvers, the defense lawyer kept her client out of jail.
  • With a quick maneuver, she avoided an accident.
  • And just one awkward business maneuver to give it away.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • Rhodes did his own aerial maneuver.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Zeitlin’s maneuvers in Congress did not work out.
    — Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Either maneuver would be the height of folly.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Some of these include route planning, rules of the road and maneuvers to avoid crashes.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Both sides blamed each other for unsafe maneuvers.
    — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Their escape from the cave came one day after a fifth miner was pulled from the cave in a risky maneuver.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Baldwin had been practicing a cross-draw maneuver when the gun fired.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • That would be equivalent to around four maneuvers per satellite per month.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Up in the stars, two brave souls white-knuckle their way around maneuvers that might doom them as easily as save them.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
  • That has increased the margin for maneuver.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • This checked bag maneuvers well on hard flooring but takes a little more gusto on carpet.
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2023
  • Daisy performed the Heimlich maneuver, but to no avail.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Khamenei’s rise was engineered not by destiny but by maneuver.
    — Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Near the end of the maneuver, the pilot appeared to give the vehicle high marks.
    — Brendan Byrne, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In the maneuvers, a missile boat fired anti-ship cruise missiles at a mock target.
    — Felipe Dana, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
  • The more satellites in orbit, the higher the risk of one of these maneuvers failing.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But a legal maneuver finally gave them back their rightful name last year.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Other dog beds require you to squish, maneuver, force and cajole the stuffing back in.
    — Nick Guy, wsj.com, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The next one will focus on orbital maneuver warfare.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
  • The maneuver is a spoof on Hailey's viral phone case from her beauty line, rhode.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • But when a former co-worker pulls the same maneuver, tempers flare, and things start to get pretty dark.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Parents who want a lightweight, stylish stroller that maneuvers well, has high-end features, and will grow with their child.
    — Laura Lu, Parents, 18 Aug. 2025
  • These were just the kind of fast-paced, blunt maneuvers that Bovino relishes.
    — Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The maneuver will act like a slingshot, boosting the spacecraft's speed for its journey.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 May 2026

maneuver

2 of 2 verb
  • We maneuvered our troops to the south.
  • It took seven people to maneuver the tiger out of its cage.
  • She maneuvered her car into the tiny garage.
  • They held hands while maneuvering through the crowd.
  • The giant ships maneuvered into their docks.
  • We had a hard time maneuvering our furniture through the doorway.
  • The opposing forces maneuvered quickly.
  • The companies are maneuvering for position in the limited market.
  • The vehicle easily maneuvered through rocky terrain.
  • Somehow, she always manages to maneuver herself out of difficult situations.
  • Yet, the judge just wants to maneuver her into bed.
    — Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
  • These frames often make the bike too rigid to maneuver.
    — New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Her 13-year-old son is old enough to maneuver the city on his own.
    — Liam Archacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2023
  • The bear was too big to maneuver into the small cubby to make the kill.
    — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
  • There’s room for the actors to maneuver.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Hamas had little room to maneuver in the latest round of talks.
    — Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And so, why have Democrats been so out maneuvered on this issue?
    — CBS News, 7 May 2023
  • As far as human comfort, this tool feels good in the hand and is easy to maneuver.
    — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2023
  • But the thought processes are cool, the way guys maneuver the game is cool.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The four wheels are extremely well-made and the bag is easy to turn and maneuver.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Jones snagged it, ran it back the other way and maneuvered his way to the pylon.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The longer the hunt goes on, the more questions get raised about how the show will maneuver in weeks to come.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
  • To avoid this, your best option is a vacuum that’s light and easy to maneuver.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • It was crowded in there, the three women maneuvering around the naked man.
    — Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Watching your car, or even a tour bus, maneuver onto the small ferry is part of the charm.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The baby was the last to make it out of the car, as the bystanders struggled to maneuver the car seat.
    — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Archie follows his father's lead in maneuvering back and forth on the trail at a steady pace.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
  • First, Raymond says, the Claw is more fun to maneuver.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Putting on the costume is tough since there’s little room inside to maneuver.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Helpless to maneuver, the ship took on water.
    — Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025

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