How to Use angle in a Sentence

angle

1 of 2 noun
  • The lines are at sharp angles to each other.
  • We need to approach the problem from a new angle.
  • Critics love the clever camera angles the director used in the film.
  • The reporter tried to work that angle into his story.
  • They considered the question from all angles.
  • She took pictures of the same scene from several different angles.
  • The soldiers were being attacked from every angle.
  • How to Do It: Set the bench to about a 45 degree angle.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • That’s what drove me to place the camera from their angle.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The main design difference is in the angle of the blade.
    Alyssa Rotunno, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Yet remove the rain, the sunlight or the angle of view, and the rainbow goes away.
    Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • To use this brush, simply sweep it over the hair at an angle.
    Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2024
  • And for an extra-fancy feel, fold the ends of the bow and snip them at an angle.
    Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Join the points where the right angles occur to form a triangle, as seen on the right.
    Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The player had to get the angle and the timing just right, though, in order to hit the target.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The back height and back pitch angle will reinforce the support and comfort of the couch.
    Isis Briones, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
  • But it is designed to save space as it is set at an angle.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
  • With a new Moon in your work angle on the 15th, startups are in the cosmic spotlight.
    Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Viewed from one angle, the events of last summer look like a failure.
    H. Claire Brown, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Some wings tilt at odd angles; others seem about to split in two.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Cut the dough into 4 even strips, then cut 4 even strips at an angle, starting the cuts from the end points of the first set of strips.
    Genevieve Ko, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The sun angle rises throughout the spring, reaches its peak in summer and starts to drop in the fall.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
  • For the starting pour, hold the glass at a 45-degree angle and aim the top nozzle for the gold harp logo on the glass.
    The Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2024
  • And finally, the angle of the banana with its stalk on the left side pointing up.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • This device can’t be moved remotely, but the wide angle lens keeps most of the room in view.
    Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Tilt angle: The adjustable range in which the fan can be positioned.
    Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2024
  • The stunt team rehearsed for weeks, figuring out the perfect fall angle from the roof.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 9 June 2023
  • The passing angles, the drives, the aggressiveness, all that stuff.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
  • And at Walmart, the mass giant has steadily been taking a new angle on its business.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Netflix is once again exploring Bill Gates‘ brain, but this time from a different angle.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
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angle

2 of 2 verb
  • Pull the seat up and push the armrests up, down, and side to side, or angle them in or out.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Turn the left foot out 90º and angle the right foot in slightly.
    Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023
  • To angle it just out of the reach of our blundering hands?
    Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • This prostate massager is angled and has pleasure at the top of the mind.
    Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The lugs are broad and angle downward at the tips, where the bracelet attaches.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • The wood is pretty and looks great against a wood desk, and the arm can angle your screen a little bit.
    Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The solution was to angle one wall so that the house tapers like the site.
    Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The low slant of sun that angles across the red rock plateau will enrich the colors of the cliffs and the river at dawn and dusk.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
  • Ohio State will angle nose guard Taron Vincent to his right and try to bring over Sawyer to cover on the side of the play.
    Lance Reisland, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Use wood or metal long poles or posts and angle them from the ground into the heavy branches of the tree.
    oregonlive, 8 July 2023
  • To use it, slide out the miniature speaker and angle it to your liking.
    Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 27 Mar. 2023
  • While Brown was angling for Shirley's new old man, Jeong was waiting to see where Chang fit in the study group.
    Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 9 May 2020
  • Just fold down the front passenger seat and angle the wood from there to the rear driver’s side.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2021
  • When Tom puts his water bottle in the 2022 Tundra, the shape of the door panel forces it to angle out.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Both the Patriots and the Broncos could be angling for a playoff berth, so the stakes could be high in Week 16.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • Simply open your blinds and angle your screen toward the street.
    Cassie Soliday, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Hard lines in the legs angle out from the sectional, but those same lines soften and curve along the back into the seat.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The golfers angling for the sneakers will be placed in a simulation of the Ryder Cup.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Using the jig, drill long, angled holes into the face of one board, pointing toward the edge.
    Jean Levasseur, Popular Science, 26 July 2023
  • To get the two hooks in place over the opening, McGuire used her foot to angle the cover, putting one side in place, then the other.
    Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Keep your legs straight, your feet and ankles slightly angled in front of you.
    Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Lasers are then used to angle the edges of the blades for precision sharpness, and the process seems to have succeeded.
    Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 17 Sep. 2020
  • And some gang leaders do seem to be angling for a role in politics.
    Amy Wilentz, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • All the while figuring out if it’s coming off the wall, how to angle yourself.
    Fox News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Your paddle should be angled forward, toward the nose of the board with one hand on the top T-grip of the paddle and the other a few feet down.
    USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Each has an arm relaxed at their side and one leg angled forward.
    Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 27 May 2023
  • Place one quarter on the cutting board and angle your knife to remove just the hard center core.
    Lizzy Briskin, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Trump’s lawyers have spent weeks angling to have the hush money case moved to federal court.
    Michael R. Sisak, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2023
  • The Moon is moving into your 2nd House of Material Wealth, angling your mind toward treating yourself or throwing your money around.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
  • Relying on a pair of servo motors that are geared down to improve the accuracy of their movements, the thrust from the rocket engine can be angled up to five degrees in every direction.
    Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 11 July 2024

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