: of, relating to, being, or having a focus
Examples of focal in a Sentence
a focal figure in the movement
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It is considered a type of focal dystonia—a neurological condition that causes muscle spasms in a specific part of the body.
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Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Anything left over can go towards accessories or a focal piece such as a fireplace mantel.
—Lauren Finney Harden, USA Today, 12 May 2025
Try scaling back—for example, with an ad design with simple backgrounds, a clean focal product image and short, catchy text.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Spasmodic dysphonia is classified as a focal dystonia, a dystonia that affects one body part – the vocal folds, in the case of spasmodic dysphonia.
—Indu Subramanian, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
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Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Anything left over can go towards accessories or a focal piece such as a fireplace mantel.
—Lauren Finney Harden, USA Today, 12 May 2025
Try scaling back—for example, with an ad design with simple backgrounds, a clean focal product image and short, catchy text.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Spasmodic dysphonia is classified as a focal dystonia, a dystonia that affects one body part – the vocal folds, in the case of spasmodic dysphonia.
—Indu Subramanian, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for focal
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“Focal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focal. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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