How to Use one-dimensional in a Sentence

one-dimensional

adjective
  • The Ducks need to be able to generate pass rush and make Texas Tech one-dimensional.
    oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Men are one-dimensional at best, used solely to further her arc.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The Cardinal offense has at times been one-dimensional, with a lack of 3-point shooting.
    Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2023
  • It’s been known since the late 1990s that a simpler one-dimensional analogue of Conway’s Game of Life is Turing complete.
    Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Humans are not one-dimensional and should be encouraged to feel a range of emotions.
    Christina Crawford, Parents, 7 Dec. 2023
  • He's gone from being a one-dimensional kind of pitcher to a really strong two-way player.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
  • But there is a difference between a team having a clear strength and being one-dimensional.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The sound quality is strong and clear, although a bit one-dimensional, like most soundboard recordings.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The central performances do add a bit of depth to these one-dimensional characters.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2023
  • No one is one-dimensional, and if you're drawn to a couple opposing aesthetics, why not combine them for a striking, unique home that speaks to you?
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Each number wouldn’t need to get multiplied as many times as in the one-dimensional case, but there were more distinct numbers to multiply.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Showing itself as not merely one-dimensional Friday, El Camino (3-1) also scored on long drives when the game still may have been in question.
    Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The central takeaway from this research is that fandom isn’t one-dimensional.
    Audrey Schomer, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
  • James Madison’s always-stout run defense made Troy’s offense one-dimensional, forcing the Trojans to pass to move the football.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • McDowell, on the other hand, is a more one-dimensional villain.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
  • But the longer their offense remains one-dimensional, the more vulnerable their pass game becomes.
    Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 21 July 2023
  • But the sheer force of her talent overwhelmed any challenges that might be derived from a one-dimensional reading of her biography.
    Vogue, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Nguyen displayed his dark humor one day on set, during the filming of a movie-within-a-movie that skewers Hollywood's one-dimensional depictions of the war.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The morning of the party, the planners installed a 20-foot-wide wooden backdrop that looked so convincingly like a fire station that a child attempted to open a one-dimensional acrylic door.
    Molly Creeden, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • As a director, Darvas brings nuance to the story and relationships, but some of the characters feel one-dimensional and the script lacks subtlety in places.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
  • His game can get one-dimensional at times, something a good NBA development staff can help rectify.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 9 May 2023
  • Masataka Yoshida is a one-dimensional player whose skill set is rooted solely in his bat.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
  • The simple presentation doesn’t mean that Hank Sr. had a simple, one-dimensional story.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Peculiar one-dimensional strands that extend up from the galactic core are not alone, according to a new paper out today.
    Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 7 June 2023
  • Advertisement Most coaches would gladly pick this arrangement — a defense that forces teams to become one-dimensional through the air.
    J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • And even Fabiola and Eleanor, whose dreams were once one-dimensional aspects of their characters, get to make on-screen choices that give them new energy and more autonomy.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2023
  • My goal has always been to go beyond one-dimensional headlines and present as much of a human life, in its struggle and complexity, as the limited space of an article allows.
    Andy Newman, New York Times, 7 May 2023
  • Learning potential is not a one-dimensional or uniform trait.
    Yec, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Those surface elements can’t disguise the script’s often groan-worthy dialogue, one-dimensional characters the cast can’t do much with or a lack of the cunning plot turns such intrigues require.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Navy’s offense is still one-dimensional despite coach Newberry — making his head coaching debut — pledging to open it up.
    Ken Maguire, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023

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