How to Use vis-à-vis in a Sentence

vis-à-vis

preposition
  • The vis-a-vis dinette just past the foot of the bed can convert to create a second bed.
    — New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
  • That trap was designed to kill everyone vis-a-vis a horde of zombies.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • The state’s recovery has been sluggish vis-a-vis those of other states.
    — Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The vis-a-vis bench seats are fixed on either side of a removable dining table.
    — New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The interior includes two seats up front and four seats laid out in vis-a-vis arrangement in the rear.
    — New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The vis-a-vis dinette transforms into a single bed, and buyers can add an upper bed to create a double bunk area.
    — New Atlas, 29 June 2025
  • That main bed joins what Berg refers to as a three-quarter bed, which converts over from the vis-a-vis dinette just in front of the rear slide-out.
    — New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Morrow should not have this easy a time at infiltrating Prodigy vis-a-vis naive children.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • There’s a political dimension to this too, that the book talks about vis-a-vis the Reagan era.
    — Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
  • This likely helps explain the China's tough stance vis-a-vis US tariffs.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • During the day, the bed cushions reposition into a pair of vis-a-vis sofa benches.
    — New Atlas, 3 July 2025
  • More of that; unfortunately, the presumption that the government is acting in good faith vis-a-vis the courts is a thing of the past.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
  • For the week, crude oil prices are up nearly 10% and that is something with the potential to upset the progress made vis-a-vis inflation.
    — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That could influence some choices as well, especially vis-a-vis the center position.
    — Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Peace progresses its layout beyond the vis-a-vis sidewall sofa/kitchen floor plan that's become a staple of early ID.
    — New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Trump lambasted the Bush administration's foreign policy vis-a-vis the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    — Sonam Sheth, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
  • But car safety experts recommend postponing the big turnaround until your child is as close to 4 as possible, when his bones are more formed and his head is more proportionate vis-a-vis the rest of his body.
    — Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Depending upon the size of the truck bed, the dining set comprises a vis-a-vis layout with cushioned seats on either side of a Lagun swivel table or a single bench on one side of the table.
    — New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The second pivots that bench around to a longitudinal position against the driver's sidewall, creating a vis-a-vis dining lounge in partnership with the passenger-side bench across the way.
    — New Atlas, 15 July 2025
  • Whichever seats the buyer chooses, they're designed to be faced forward or rearward, allowing for vis-a-vis business van configurations that promote meetings and discussion on the move.
    — New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Glazer has clearly failed to measure this responsibility, including vis-a-vis the destruction of the European Jews.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
  • This variant may be responsible for the elevated kidney failure rates of African Americans vis-a-vis other populations.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
  • The official added that the most important issue for Ukraine now is how to get it in the strongest possible position vis-a-vis Russia and to compel Putin to negotiate.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Generally speaking, economists may have some serious competitive disadvantages vis-a-vis lawyers in the political world.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
  • But in trying to shore up its security vis-a-vis Azerbaijan, Armenia has inadvertently delivered a stinging snub to Russia.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The structure of corporate governance, which includes the makeup and authority of boards of directors vis-a-vis managements, has a fundamental impact on how a company is operated.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • California fares very poorly vis-a-vis other states in federal academic testing — seventh from the bottom — and there’s a yawning achievement gap separating low income students from their more privileged classmates.
    — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
  • However, China’s dividend payout ratio, which measures the dividends doled out to shareholders vis-a-vis the company’s net income, still lags behind some of its Asian counterparts.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Left-wing Kurdish militias had carved out their own de facto state during the civil war that began in 2011, establishing a largely neutral position vis-a-vis the Assad government vs rebel forces.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Given his leadership position in the wind energy sector, Vaughan surely knows (or should know) the concerns about the high cost-to-benefit ratios associated with industrial wind farms vis-a-vis other types of electricity generation.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2025

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