How to Use situational in a Sentence

situational

adjective
  • That said, the situational hitting is a work in progress awe have to work out.
    — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • How to account for the wind, and whether to even take the shot, is situational.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 15 Jan. 2026
  • But this year’s squad has fared well in terms of situational hitting.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Our situational at-bats haven’t been all that great either, at times.
    — John Hickey, The Mercury News, 16 May 2017
  • Great to get some solid situational football work again in the red zone and third down.
    — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 14 June 2022
  • The goal for him is to become more than just a situational player or one who plays when guys are hurt.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2022
  • This situational awareness goes a long way in keeping you safe on the road.
    — Byron Wilson, Popular Science, 19 June 2020
  • And one of his main concerns these days is what is called situational awareness -- or the lack of it.
    — Leigh Morgan, AL.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • But his role in the bullpen was strictly situational.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • On the day of the call, Kluge’s situational awareness was on high alert.
    — John Riha, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
  • There’s a lot of guys in that room that’ll push to compete, and some of it might just be situational football.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, use it as a compass to drive your situational needs for the spaces that mean the most to you.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Most of the time, though, a little situational awareness comes in handy.
    — David Pierce, WSJ, 1 May 2018
  • How much detail is required to win in situational ball and things of that nature.
    — Dave Skretta, ajc, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The command gets better and see the guys who know how to play situational baseball.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 17 June 2017
  • Seattle failed at situational hitting in the seventh and missed its best chance to pull even.
    — Tim Booth, ajc, 2 Oct. 2021
  • The Reds bounced back with small ball and situational hitting.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 12 June 2022
  • Able to close it out there and win a situational football game there with our special teams having the hands team out there.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 23 Nov. 2020
  • But the idea of bravery and cowardice, in the world of policing, can be situational.
    — New York Times, 5 June 2019
  • Each day has its own challenges from early downs to third down to red area to two-minute situational football and so forth.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Was there a loss of situational awareness in the cockpit?
    — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Watt is more of a situational player now, and the Cowboys don’t need that.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2021
  • While the stakes are high, the siblings deal with their fear through laugh-out-loud situational comedy.
    — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The result is a pair of workout headphones that sound great and are safe to use when situational awareness is key.
    — PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
  • There’s a lot of tempo and timing and situational football that has to go into play.
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2017
  • What experts did agree on though was that the collision points to a loss of situational awareness.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Marder is unlikely to be a starter, but will probably see the field in situational roles.
    — Matt Cohen | [email protected], al, 15 July 2023
  • In were some guys who made contact, grinded through tough matchups, ran well and played team-first, situational baseball.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The comedy was situational, jokes came fast and loose, and viewers were only there for the yucks.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 23 July 2021
  • Why couldn’t the question from the cashier simply be a situational question?
    — Scott Kaufman, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2017

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