How to Use geometry in a Sentence
geometry
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This brings us to the geometry of the inside of the needle.
—James Heathers, The Atlantic, 3 June 2021
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The bedspread’s abstract geometries echo those of the large painting on the wall.
—Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
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The speed of the greens, and lines that can sometimes defy the laws of geometry, present enough of a challenge.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2022
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Also, the gear geometry is such that, when the saw is on, the worm gear can turn the worm wheel, but not the other way around.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2021
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But McLaren says the entire geometry is new, as are the types of carbon fiber, the resin, and the structural core.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 June 2022
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The gallery describes it as an alchemy of geometry, what does that mean to you?
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
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The men are now progressing up to six full spins -- that's a 2160 for those who know their geometry.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2022
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The geometries of the cars themselves have become far more complex.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
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And, because of the geometry of this area of the brain, the researchers can control where the flashes of light appear in the visual field.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2020
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The findings showed that both the beach's geometry and high water were the cause of beach erosion and rip currents.
—Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2022
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While in Berea, Garey was hoping to spot a geometry train.
—Rich Heileman, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2020
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The frequency can vary slightly due to the geometry of the Earth, moon and sun, as well as the Earth's axial tilt.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
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The nerd next door who's a whiz in geometry and a dunce in relationships.
—Neal Justin, Star Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
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In other words, help with geometry isn’t all a kid needs to succeed.
—Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2021
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This geometry means the Perseids streak across the sky from the direction of the constellation of Perseus in the north (hence the shower’s name).
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2023
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To Dragic, the geometry of the equation is complex math.
—Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Sep. 2020
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The secret to this simple Reed-Solomon code starts with two basic facts of geometry.
—Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2023
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Brine has multiple pieces that evoke the geometry of quilt squares.
—Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2020
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That geometry distributes the rotor’s weight and torquing forces and reduces the platform’s weight and thus its cost.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2023
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In fact, there were several landmark proofs in the field of geometry alone.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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The most important change for season three, though, is the thing that shifts the fundamental geometry of how the show works.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2021
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The design itself is meant to represent the geometry of the Great Basin region.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
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On the other side of Weil’s Rosetta stone was geometry.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
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This wooden snake is both a fidget toy and a way to explore geometry.
—Sabrina Rojas Weiss, PEOPLE.com, 21 Oct. 2021
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Glass doors open out to a patio and a rectangular swimming pool designed to fit with the geometry of the site.
—Nancy Keates, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
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Just as a bowling ball placed on a trampoline will warp and stretch the fabric, matter distorts the geometry of the space-time around it.
—Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 10 Sep. 2020
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Appearing on the screen was a large, pale wedge of a building, shining in its modernist geometry amid a field of green.
—Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
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This helps the tiny mammals learn more about the geometry, texture, or movement of an object.
—Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2021
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To get around this, Sherburne designed the geometry of the wire to create a mismatch between its impedance and that of the antenna, which causes the signal to be reflected away from the power line.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2024
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These days, most manufacturers provide a size guide on the geometry tab of their website; this is a reliable indicator for most people.
—Seb Stott, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
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