Used in a Sentence

poses

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for poses.

Editorial note

Irrational means that the fear is not proportional to the risk, not that there is a fear of something that poses no risk.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of poses gathered in one view.

noun

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

noun

Affectation.

verb

(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for poses.

noun

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

noun

Affectation.

verb

(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.

verb

(transitive) To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).

Example sentences

1

Irrational means that the fear is not proportional to the risk, not that there is a fear of something that poses no risk.

2

The bottom of the sea is as unexplored as space, creating self-sufficient habitats in both places poses similar technological challenges.

3

Each year, 10-15% of all inventory is returned or deemed excess, which poses a $500B problem for retailers nationwide.

4

There is nothing to justify the position that only a selected group of countries is entitled to poses nuclear weapons.

5

In my experience too much speed poses a much greater risk than too little.

6

Anything airborne poses a serious hazard to aircraft, even tiny particles of ash.

7

That fact poses a damning implication on the morality of your beliefs.

8

The petition process has one purpose, to provide an outlet for short attention span outrage, in a forum that poses 0 threat to the White House.

9

Unmodifiable artwork poses many practical problems for a free game.

10

During the scene where Kate Winslet poses topless for Leonardo, the artist, I was sitting next to a couple with their 8-or-9-ish year old children.

11

But even if they find a way to handle the traffic, I was just saying that there will be traffic and that this poses serious problems.

12

To answer the title if not the content of your question: * AI is something that potentially poses an existential risk to humanity, ie, it might wipe out our species.

Quote examples

1

The dilemma he poses at the end is something i have thought about a lot - "How far can the empirical debunking of human moral nature go?

2

The point is less "this is what happens to your car" than "this is the sort of danger your car poses to the general public".

3

This is the lead-off argument the comic poses against TPP, and it boils down to "finance is friendly right now but might not be in the future; China".

4

Can't help myself, but another quote that might resonate with some: “Working alone poses problems of discipline and aims, and you have to get on lifelong terms with your work and yourself.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use poses in a sentence?

Irrational means that the fear is not proportional to the risk, not that there is a fear of something that poses no risk.

What does poses mean?

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

What part of speech is poses?

poses is commonly used as noun, verb.