positon
Americannoun
plural
positonsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"The failure to render aid by taking him out of the prone positon… was unreasonable and contrary to generally accepted practices"
From Fox News • Apr. 12, 2021
“At first I was nervous because my knee ended up in a compromising positon and everything is bent back over your knee,” he said.
From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2017
With Dotson out, senior Nate DeRider filled his positon at middle linebacker.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2017
“To finally hit that ending position and feel good with ourselves — we were starting to get very frustrated this season hitting our ending positon and feeling upset with ourselves,” she said.
From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2016
They made during the day, three charges upon the batteries of the enemy, suffering very heavy losses, and holding their positon at nightfall with the other troops on the right of our lines.
From The American Union Speaker by Philbrick, John D. (John Dudley)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
