How do you use the word "strategy" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "strategy": Hope is not a strategy. The revolutionary council met to plan strategy.

Strategy Meaning

/ˈstɹæt.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.

nounA plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.

Sentence Examples

Hope is not a strategy.

The revolutionary council met to plan strategy.

Our diplomacy and strategy ran in clear contradiction to each other.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

scheme

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

Our company developed a new ____ to increase sales by targeting young customers.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The team discussed their new ____ for winning the final championship game against their rivals.

Word Origin & History

From Ancient Greek στρατηγία (stratēgía, “office of general, command, generalship”), from στρατηγός (stratēgós, “the leader or commander of an army, a general”), from στρατός (stratós, “army”) + ἄγω (ágō, “to lead, conduct”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"“I came down like a wolf on the fold, didn’t I ? Why didn’t I telephone ? Strategy, my dear boy, strategy. This is a surprise attack, and I’d no wish that the garrison, forewarned, should escape. …”" — 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:

"Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close[…]above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them. Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background." — 2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, pages 206–7:

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