unnatural position

collocation in English

meaningsofunnaturalandposition

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unnatural
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us
/ʌnˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
not ...
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position
noun
uk
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
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(Definition ofunnaturalandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunnatural position

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The fifth recognizable skeleton was found flexed, showing a forcedunnaturalpositionthat implies that some of the soft tissues were partially decayed when the body was reaccommodated.
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I have thought about this, and it seems to me the only way one could get that colossal animal to assume such anunnaturalposition.
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That would seem to be an almostunnaturalposition.
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If you put a human subject in anunnaturalpositionyou have got to fix him in it by sandbags or straps.
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One has to stand in anunnaturalpositionfor many hours every day of one's working life.
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No; because it is anunnaturalposition!
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Often a patient must be placed in anunnaturalpositionto gain access to the surgical site.
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One of the two who discovered the body stated that the arm appeared to be broken, being in anunnaturalposition.
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The series depict women dancing or bathing, some showing women in awkward unnatural positions.
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The effigies of conspecifics are often placed in unnatural positions where they can freely move with the wind.
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The patient should not be placed in unnatural positions for an extended period of time.
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