How to Use grouping in a Sentence

grouping

noun
  • They arranged the furniture in a grouping around the fireplace.
  • Will someone from the back of the pack make a leap to that top grouping?
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In my opinion, a grouping packs a stronger punch than one or two pieces.
    — Elizabeth Pash, House Beautiful, 6 Sep. 2019
  • But the grouping has yet to get on the board in the three playoff games.
    — Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This pop grouping is also full of teens whose main goal seems to be to not sound their age.
    — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Iowa has run 17 plays in the two-tight end, one-back grouping on third down.
    — Scott Dochterman, ajc, 11 Oct. 2017
  • At the bar, stools may be arranged in groups of two but each grouping must be 6 feet apart.
    — Alicia Fabbre, chicagotribune.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • There are condiment stands all over the place, so there’s no large grouping of people.
    — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 22 July 2024
  • Playing on a tough course, and in the final grouping could make for a long round of golf.
    — Garrett Johnston, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Now that first grouping, while fun, might be too small a sample size to take to the bank at this point.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The over may be the strongest play in this grouping of weaker options.
    — Chris Wassel, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The reason for the change in grouping was to give more weight to victories on the road.
    — Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Each grouping plays nine holes in the morning and again in the afternoon.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
  • In other words the grouping and analysis are new, but the blood isn't.
    — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Here is a look at some of the stocks UBS has placed in each grouping.
    — Brian Evans, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Swap out pot groupings, change the placement or give existing pots a new coat of paint.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Yet, as rock-solid as this grouping may be, there are times when a person gets the itch to shake things up.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Once their time slot is called, groupings of 24 players move into the next room.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Does that grouping seem advantageous or not, in your view?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The way ideas form in my head is there is a swirling of things, and then ideas settle together in groupings.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Mezze is a grouping of small hot or cold dishes that are served together at the table.
    — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In that grouping, the Ravens’ pass rate is 52%, a nearly equal run-pass split.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Fox has not revealed if there is any special format or groupings or twists to this season yet.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Sometimes the same groupings will have different names.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
  • To the left, a grouping of people silhouetted against the sun.
    — Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Talent is equally spread across all groupings — another tweak from the new staff.
    — Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • This phase allows fans to apply for seats tied to specific matchups, now that team groupings and dates are known.
    — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The 52 three-man groupings for Rounds 1 and 2 will be announced next week.
    — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2023
  • An outdoor rug or a fire pit helps anchor these groupings while also creating a cozy vibe.
    — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Universal also offered a fuller look at all four cars that will comprise each race grouping.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'grouping.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: