Examples of placement in a Sentence
the strategic placement of products at the entrance of a store
the placement of microphones around the room
The director tried several different camera placements for the scene.
The agency has overseen the placement of hundreds of children in loving homes.
the placement of unemployed workers
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The skeleton’s distance from the cave entrance rules out placement by later Paleoamericans.
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Ryan Brennan
april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Spence collaborated with Carrasco on the selection and placement of a variety of plants, noting the southwest exposure.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Its position on a sediment pile suggests intentional placement, likely as part of a ritual funerary practice.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
His struggles with alcohol, grief and finding placement for the introspective tracks that would form Empty Glass all reflected this.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan
april 4, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Spence collaborated with Carrasco on the selection and placement of a variety of plants, noting the southwest exposure.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Its position on a sediment pile suggests intentional placement, likely as part of a ritual funerary practice.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
His struggles with alcohol, grief and finding placement for the introspective tracks that would form Empty Glass all reflected this.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Placement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/placement. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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placement
noun
place·ment
ˈplā-smənt 
1
: an act or instance of placing
especially
: the assignment of a person to a suitable place (as a class in school or a job)
2
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