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How to use pose in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Pose means common cold, head cold; catarrh. Example: “To pose a model for a picture.”

Examples of pose by meaning

nounCommon cold, head cold; catarrh.

  • The Ague, Cough, the Pyony, the Pose.1903, Thomas Heywood, Lucian (of Samosata.), Desiderius Erasmus, Pleasant Dialogues and Dramma's

verbTo place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.

  • To pose a model for a picture.

verbTo constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).

  • Rather, they are concerned with the threat Iran poses to the region and the world.2010, Noam Chomsky, “The Iranian threat”, in Z Magazine, volume 23, number 7
  • Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence.2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC
  • The threat the most radical of them pose is evidently far greater at home than abroad.2014 November 27, Ian Black, “Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis”, in The Guardian

verbTo behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.

  • dressed-to-kill babes and their sugar daddies would rather pose in malls, and teenagers can find McDonald's anywhere, leaving Váci utterly dependent on tourists for its livelihood and bustle.2002, Charles Hebbert, Dan Richardson, The Rough Guide to Budapest, 2nd edition, London: Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 73

nounPosition, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).

  • Please adopt a more graceful pose for my camera.

More sentences with pose

  • A brainteaser is a playful puzzle posed as a test of intelligence.From the entry playful
  • The spy's handler told him to approach the subject by posing as a dog handler.From the entry handler
  • Any unrecalled hazardous products continue to pose a risk to the public.From the entry unrecalled
  • He shot the couple in a variety of poses.From the entry shoot
  • The supply of timber to the region's mills was lower than expected this month, owing to transport problems posed by wildfires.From the entry supply
  • Tyra said to strike a pose and make it fierce.From the entry fierce
  • Bella loved posing au naturel for the artist.From the entry au naturel
  • The cover story of an intelligence agent posing as a foreign service officer is called a diplomatic cover in the trade.From the entry cover story
  • Disease-ridden livestock can pose a danger to public health.From the entry disease-ridden
  • The nonattacking pawn posed no threat in the chess game.From the entry nonattacking
  • Pay no attention to his Timonisms; it's a pose.From the entry Timonism
  • The noninsulation of electrical wiring poses a safety hazard.From the entry noninsulation
  • Meat that is undercured may pose severe health risks.From the entry undercure
  • A factory discharged waste into the river, but officials insisted it posed no danger. There was a sentiment of "nothing to see here".From the entry nothing to see here
  • The stls are modular with many combinations possible allowing multiple posing possibilities for the Rocket Leaguers.2023 January 18, Mars Garrett, “Kickstarter Highlights: Potions, Side Quests, Sci-Fi STLs, And More”, in Bell of Lost Souls, archived from…. From the entry Rocket Leaguer
  • Blessed with round muscle bellies and a phenomenal structure, he also performed a vacuum pose on stage.2022 October 10, Aaromal Maanas, “2022 Tsunami Nutrition Pro Results and Recap”, in Sportskeeda, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2022. From the entry vacuum
  • They pose a problem for wildlife including endangered red squirrels, which they outcompete.2022 July 11, Helena Horton, “Oral contraceptives could help reduce grey squirrel numbers, research finds”, in The Guardian. From the entry invasive species
  • Her rigging has been carefully recreated in figma form, featuring loads of articulation to create perfect poses!2021 April 21, GoodSmile_US (@GoodSmile_US), X, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2025. From the entry rigging
  • Instead, we abandon Teagues test because it poses a question this Court has no business' asking.2021, Edwards v. Vannoy (U.S. Supreme Court No. 19–5807), Justice Gorsuch concurring. From the entry have no business
  • For every benefit of wild thing, there is another pose that does it better.2021, Dylan Werner, The Illuminated Breath, page 167. From the entry wild thing
  • A special challenge is posed by local government units (LGUs) and the country’s decentralized governance system.2021 October 21, Department of Finance Philippines, “Philippines Goes Green”, in CNN. From the entry LGU
  • The type determines the aesthetic style of the level, but also affects the challenges that are posed.2019, S. M. Lucas, V. Volz, “Tile pattern KL-divergence for analysing and evolving game levels”, in Proceedings of the Genetic and…. From the entry athletic
  • "I think it poses a unique threat to speech and appears to be targeted at protests.2019 March 28, Nicholas Kusnetz, “More States Crack Down on Pipeline Protesters, Including Supporters Who Aren’t Even on the Scene”, in…. From the entry riot boosting
  • He struck an odd, dramatic pose, which Blue guessed was supposed to look elephantesque.2018, Tui T. Sutherland, The Lost Continent (Wings of Fire), Scholastic Press, →ISBN. From the entry elephantesque
  • And that question my mom posed over pancakes, about what I would change if I could.2018, Marley Dias, “Herstory: Who I Am, How This All Began”, in Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You!, New York, N.Y.: Scholastic…. From the entry flapjacky
  • It's here that the question of a toxic fanbase is posed.2018 July 22, Jevon Phillips, “The myths and realities of the toxic 'Star Wars' fanbase from a Comic-Con perspective”, in Los Angeles…. From the entry uber fan
  • Tracking Quicumque vult poses some difficulties, given the date of the Elyseus narrative.2016, M. Uebel, Ecstatic Transformation: On the Uses of Alterity in the Middle Ages, →ISBN, page 211. From the entry Quicumque vult
  • Finally, we study arc-decompositions of antistrong digraphs and pose several problems and conjectures.2016, Jorgen Bang-Jensen, Stephane Bessy, Bill Jackson, Matthias Kriesell, “Antistrong digraphs”, in arXiv. From the entry antistrong
  • Recruit officer Shannequa Haywood poses for a photo with Mayor Joseph Hogsett and Chief Troy Riggs.2016 April 23, “IMPD 11th Recruit Class sworn in as Officers”, in IndyStar, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025. From the entry Shannequa
  • His birds are not carefully posed to illustrate every plumage detail; they are impressions rather than portraits.2015, Nick Davies, chapter 3, in Cuckoo - Cheating by Nature (paperback), London: Bloomsbury, page 53. From the entry jizz
  • Flipping through its pages, I saw dancers caught in risqué, frozen poses.2015, Ryan Berg, No House to Call My Home: Love, Family, and Other Transgressions. From the entry rough trade
  • Embedded graphics also pose significant problems for people with print disabilities.2014 November 14, Paul Harpur, Nicolas Suz, “The paradigm shift in realising the right to read: how ebook libraries are enabling in the…. From the entry print disability
  • DeMille never asked his actresses to pose for purposeless leg art.2013, Brett Kiser, The Pin-Up Girls of World War II. From the entry leg art

Meaning of pose

  1. noun Common cold, head cold; catarrh.
  2. verb To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
  3. verb To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).

Full definition of pose

Questions about pose in a sentence

How do you use pose in a sentence?
Pose is used as a noun and verb. For example: “To pose a model for a picture.”
What is a short sentence with pose?
“The Ague, Cough, the Pyony, the Pose.”
What does pose mean?
Pose means common cold, head cold; catarrh.

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