How to Use grid in a Sentence

grid

noun
  • The city streets form a grid.
  • The students plotted points on a grid.
  • The Big 3 are way off the trade grid and Beal has a no-trade clause.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The thing is, it's called off the grid, so there's no phones allowed.
    Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Test Kitchen Tip: Don't fill the grids completely; the batter will spread to the edges when the lid is shut.
    Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2023
  • The two units at the plant provide 2,240 megawatts of electricity to the state’s grid.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • They can be propped up unframed, and framed works can be hung from a grid with hooks.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Josh Spodek went off the grid in May in his studio apartment in the West Village.
    Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
  • But going off the grid on the Appalachian Trail sounds just right.
    Drew Goins, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
  • Each Row contains two answers, side by side, which span the width of the grid and are clued in order.
    Patrick Berry, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • There has been a steady flow since, but with the abovementioned trio on the starting grid, things are about to rev up.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Inside the tree, each little square on each grid is adorned with a number.
    Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Texas has also used the time since the 2021 storm to invest in hardening its grid.
    Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 22 Dec. 2022
  • To lessen the risk, grid managers reduce the amount of energy flowing through the lines.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Even turf can be put on drip with grid systems installed under the sod.
    Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • That was not the case this week, as the grid maintained sufficient reserves.
    Ken Miller and David Sharp, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • More clean energy projects are planned in the US than its grid can handle.
    Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 1 May 2023
  • In March, Silva shouted out her stepson Homer in a grid post.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
  • Return to menu Much of the U.S. focus will now shift to the electricity grid.
    Timothy Puko, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2023
  • In some ways, the grid’s fragmented structure is a product of its roots.
    Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 19 May 2024
  • The electric version has an extra set of headlights, a grid of small squares that extend across the front as well as the rear.
    Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Russia and Belarus built new lines to strengthen their own grids.
    IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Well, think anywhere with warm weather and the ability to live off-grid.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Advertisement :: Some in the Gulf are already on the yearslong journey to score a place on the F1 grid.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
  • Hang canvas bins from sturdy hooks, either in a row or grid pattern, to free up space on the floor.
    Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Enerson tried to qualify for the 2021 race but did not make the starting grid.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 14 May 2023
  • Having won nine Constructors titles and a dominant force through the ‘80s and ‘90s, the legacy of Frank Williams has waned finding the iconic team at the back of the grid.
    Maury Brown, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In centralized systems, all power is generated and sent to the grid over transmission lines from the same area.
    Peter Prengaman, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024

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