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Examples of “situate” in a Sentence

3 example sentences showing how to use situate, grouped by meaning.

verb To put something in a particular physical place.

  • The statue is situated in a corner hardly visible to the public, except through a window from an outside maintenance area situated behind the building.

verb To place someone or something within a particular social or conceptual context.

  • The mayor is situated between probable censure and possible recall.
  • Other critiques have not focussed on the lexicography but rather have situated Hobson-Jobson within a larger postcolonialist critique of the British imperial project. — James Lambert, Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson (2018)