How to Use methodical in a Sentence

methodical

adjective
  • 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 over the course of the season, the Chiefs were a methodical team and the Eagles don’t mind playing that way.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • That will be a slow and methodical process to make sure our players are ready.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 12 Aug. 2020
  • As Gaines notes, just the methodical process of weaving on a look is a rhythm in itself.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 11 Sep. 2020
  • In other words, it’s one of the most delicate and methodical sports in the world.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 23 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • The stylistic fit doesn’t make a ton of sense, as Griner’s pace is more methodical than what the Dream should be aiming for.
    — Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 31 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • The methodical drive ended with a five-yard run by Justin Herbert for a score.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Was the game plan going to be control the time, control the clock, and have those long plays, methodical drives that would chew up a lot of game clock?
    — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 2 Jan. 2021
  • The Packers will be able to control the game with a methodical running game.
    — Cameron Dasilva, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 17 Jan. 2020
  • 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
  • Maybe their methodical, balanced approach would help keep the Chiefs off the field.
    — Usa Today Sports Staff, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Kentucky’s progress in the Stoops era has been methodical.
    — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The Raiders took the opening kickoff and made methodical work of the Broncos’ defense.
    — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The very structure and pacing of the film reflects the rhythm of a real game—tense, strategic and methodical, but always at the whim of whatever fate has in store.
    — Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • With its methodical lunar exploration program, dating to 2007, China has had a string of successes with robotic missions, including last summer's return of samples from the far side of the Moon.
    — ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025

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