How to Use methodical in a Sentence

methodical

adjective
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  • She's a slow and methodical worker, and her drawings reflect the extra care she takes.
  • Their methodical review of the evidence exposed some problems with the study's findings.
  • The Jaguars scored again, this time on a more methodical march.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2022
  • But Jackson’s rise to the court has been slow and methodical.
    — Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022
  • The Taurus moon gives you the foresight to make methodical plans for long-term goals.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The process is methodical — Eli ingests the drug cocktail in three parts — and the mood is anxious and sad.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2022
  • There's a very methodical approach to what Rick did and what others did as to how to get them out.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Not much can stop or slow the methodical pace of world shipping.
    — Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The clock management on the methodical 97-yard drive at the end of the first half was excellent.
    — Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Butler wants to slow the game and be more methodical in its approach.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Both teams are methodical on offense, working the clock for the best shot.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The state of play today is Russia is making methodical advances both in the north and the south.
    — Peter Bergen, CNN, 4 May 2022
  • His fluid had to be a whole lot slower and a bit more methodical.
    — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2023
  • South Oak Cliff’s defense isn’t the type to allow a methodical drive.
    — Dallas News, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Curry’s methodical march from the song’s first half is no more.
    — Khari Nixon, SPIN, 30 June 2022
  • Cal and its conference, the Pac-12, were more methodical than most schools and leagues.
    — New York Times, 10 May 2021
  • Now the Packers’ offense seems only to be able to move at a slow, methodical pace.
    — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Note the simplicity of the menu, the methodical preparation, the sense of time and of waiting.
    — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The scoring strike capped a methodical 16 play, 85-yard drive that took more than seven minutes off the clock.
    — The Oregonian/oregonlive Sports Staff, oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Rodgers directed a methodical drive to burn all of the remaining nine minutes and the Rams were done.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • From there, the Clippers — methodical at both ends — simply stayed in front.
    — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2023
  • But the Buccaneers responded with a methodical drive that milked the remaining 3:54 off the clock and put the game away.
    — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The Packers have a very methodical offense with 5.7 yards per play.
    — Adam Burke Vsin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Allen then led a methodical, crushing 14-play drive on which the Bills went 4 for 4 on third down, and the final one would have made Houdini proud.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Writing, for John Waters, is slow and methodical — most of his books take him three years to complete.
    — Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 4 May 2022
  • Both teams cracked the end zone in the last minute of the half, Arkansas with another methodical march and LSU in lightning fashion.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2023
  • This more methodical approach to the central romance gives some of the other characters more room to breathe and a chance to shine.
    — cleveland, 20 Mar. 2022
  • There are some rats who just search in a different way, who seem to be more dialed in and seem to be more methodical in their thinking.
    — Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 15 June 2024
  • The suspect, known for his distinctive attire and methodical approach, struck twice within a span of nine days, the FBI said in a news release.
    — Jaida Joyner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2024
  • The camera poetically dances like a ballerina, juxtaposing the methodical thrashing of blood and death.
    — Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024

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