How to Use tactical in a Sentence

tactical

adjective
  • The planes provided tactical air support for the soldiers on the ground.
  • They gained a tactical advantage by joining with one of their competitors.
  • He made a serious tactical error.
  • No tactical ploys or tweaks could save him.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • In the first shot, both men are decked out in black tactical gear.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • So why has Slot made this tactical tweak?
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But the game is won or lost by tactical leaders and their teams.
    — George Bradt, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • One in the video had on jeans, a T-shirt and a tactical vest.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
  • And if so, is this the start of a tactical turnaround?
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Wells added both stocks to its first-quarter tactical ideas list.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
  • His punch-ins fill more pockets than a tactical vest.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Agents in tactical gear came searching through the horse stalls, one by one.
    — Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • When each man opened the door, the tactical team detained him.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • That much makes sense from a tactical standpoint.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • There also will be a tactical one.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Nuno, though, is something of a tactical chameleon.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The Ravens would have been a greater tactical risk to the Chiefs.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
  • City did not seek to evade or circumvent it with grand tactical plots.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • With a tactical view on mute or turning the volume up.
    — Art De Roché, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This isn’t some new tactical idea the Avs haven’t seen before.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
  • Uwais and Taslim are part of the police tactical team sent to take that big boss down.
    — Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The video showed the teenager donning a black tactical vest, black boots, and a black hat.
    — Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The tactical set-up might just suit Simeone’s side.
    — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • The right wing is not as tactical of a fighter as Jeannot.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The Pride made a few tactical changes in an attempt to shore up the defense.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
  • Part of these funds will also cover the cost of the citywide tactical alerts.
    — Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
  • The last time Dutcher made a tactical switch to the starting five was three years ago.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Once the tactical team got to the scene, the man was rescued three minutes later.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
  • There are tactical advantages to the presence of this pot of rice.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 9 Nov. 2023
  • At the time, Brown was equipped with a helmet, radio and a tactical vest.
    — Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2021

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