How to Use physical in a Sentence

physical

1 of 2 adjective
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  • There was no physical evidence of the crime.
  • No physical contact with other players is allowed in the game.
  • The program is designed to address both physical and emotional health.
  • He has an unusual physical appearance.
  • Their relationship was purely physical.
  • Only 28% had the same to say of Biden’s physical health.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2024
  • On the other: What about the question of physical safety?
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Like that physical part of the game has always resonated with me.
    — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Long daily walks for your physical and mental health are here to stay.
    — Kristine Thomason, SELF, 12 July 2023
  • Not a great finisher around the basket due to his size and physical attributes.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 26 July 2023
  • The sales cycle is so slow that most deals close weeks or months after physical markets.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The agency has also collected video and physical evidence that links the same man to the three crimes.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The physical release saw the album debut at number three on the Billboard 200 charts based on vinyl sales.
    — Orlando Mendiola, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Anderson was a physical runner, scoring a touchdown to put the game out of reach for good.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
  • One of the flight crew can be seen creating a physical barrier between the couple and the other man.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Once they are released, Henderson says the toys will be available to buy both online and in physical stores.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 21 Nov. 2023
  • In the filing, the actress asked for sole legal and physical custody of their 11-year-old daughter, Lula Boginia.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2023
  • But if there’s something unique and compelling about the physical location, that tends to push a restaurant up a few notches.
    — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
  • But even scaling mountains—and hotels—doesn't compare to the physical toll that touring with his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, takes on him.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 9 June 2023
  • Those in the dormitory are struggling with the aches and pains of old age, amplified by the physical and mental traumas of war.
    — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Lyrics matter with Steve Sondheim, and all of the physical business has to be syncopated with your lyrics.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The countersuit alleged that Pitt attempted to get physical with one of their kids after the child came to Jolie’s defense.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The series began with a tough and physical game — with six five-minute major penalties for fighting in the first period.
    — Zach Welch, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Police said in the post a round was fired from a pistol during a physical altercation.
    — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Second, can children mentally handle the physical strain of the race?
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Then facial recognition software is used to match the image to a physical scan of a license or passport.
    — Christine Chung, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The thinking is that having one of the most physical, bruising backs of his era would leave the Dolphins better positioned to win tough games in cold climates.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The app analyzes the peaks and valleys, and proceeds to translate the physical form into music the same way a record player interprets sound from the ridges on vinyl.
    — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2023
  • Nearly every encounter with the Woo in the physical and digital world is an encounter with the memory of Pop Smoke.
    — Lotoya Francis, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2024
  • When a physician changed her mom’s or dad’s plan of care, the siblings had to procure new medications, supplies and medical equipment, and arrange new rounds of occupational, physical and speech therapy.
    — Judith Graham, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
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physical

2 of 2 noun
  • A lot of it's for my mental and lot of it's for my physical.
    — Rachel Epstein, Men's Health, 25 July 2023
  • Fans of the night sky say that carries harms that transcend the physical.
    — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2022
  • There is a physical to be passed and a couple of other things.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Does that make sense for physicals and mentals to go in yet for socials to come out?
    — Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The deal, which is pending a physical, has not been confirmed by the Brewers.
    — Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The Tigers have not confirmed the signing, which is pending a physical.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Most other states just ask for blood work, to check for blood-borne diseases, and a physical.
    — New York Times, 29 July 2022
  • The goal is to remove all the barriers — the physical, the fiscal and the societal — and just get people of color on the slopes.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022
  • His friend Aaron Miles had failed his physical with a sprained ankle, and the Blazers needed players on the eve of camp.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2023
  • That includes 20 hours behind the wheel, plus four permit tests and a physical.
    — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the 39-year-old Greinke still needed to pass a physical.
    — Dave Skretta, ajc, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The Golden Globe winner has used her platform to share health updates in the past, from mental to physical.
    — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2022
  • As the weeks and workouts wear on, West finds his training taking a toll that extends beyond the physical.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Robinson is scheduled to have a physical with the Steelers on Wednesday.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Adam Shaheen and a seventh-round pick, but the trade fell through after Shaheen failed his physical.
    — Jonathan M. Alexander, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Aug. 2022
  • After picking Eddie up off the road, Lions, Tigers & Bears washed up the jaguar and gave him a complete physical.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022
  • His deal, pending a physical, will include a player opt-out after the first year.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The Guardians are still trying to coordinate a date for Josh Bell’s physical.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The physical was supposed to happen by the end of last month, but Jean-Pierre said the president's changing schedule pushed back the timeline.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • While some have a physical on and off switch, others come with a remote to make changing colors and settings easy.
    — Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Players from around the country are scheduled to arrive at The Star over the course of Thursday to undergo physicals.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
  • Second-round Aaron Zavala took a bonus well below slot over back issues found on his physical.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 29 June 2023
  • In most cases, teams are able to rescind trades when players fail physicals.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • Texas announced the signing after the 34-year-old deGrom passed his physical.
    — Schuyler Dixon, ajc, 3 Dec. 2022
  • With in-depth physicals, that could be safely extended at least five years.
    — WSJ, 8 July 2023
  • Once Watson passes his physical, the trade will be complete: the Browns sent six draft picks to Houston in exchange for Watson and a 2024 sixth round pick.
    — cleveland, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Ramirez had to complete a physical as the final step of the deal and once the Guardians returned home from their two-game sweep of Cincinnati on Wednesday, that task was completed.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal isn’t finalized and is pending a physical.
    — Schuyler Dixon, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the agreement for the 39-year-old was subject to a successful physical.
    — Rob Gillies, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
  • After Paxton’s physical, the two sides went back to work, restructuring the contract to assuage some of the Dodgers’ concerns about the left-hander’s injury history.
    — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 10 Feb. 2024

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