How to Use perpendicular in a Sentence

perpendicular

adjective

• She lives on the street that is perpendicular to mine.
• The tips of the V notch should just touch the line perpendicular to it.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
• Place the rice on the nori, perpendicular to the strip.
  — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
• The sled should lay perpendicular to the rails and across both.
  — Jean Levasseur, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2023
• Work to get a deep stretch at the bottom—the goal is to get your forearms perpendicular to the ground.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 22 Apr. 2023
• Edge-grain boards are made from pieces of wood cut perpendicular to the ground.
  — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2021
• Hold the knife perpendicular to the wedge and cut it into ¼-inch-wide pieces.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2022
• The plane began to fly straight up, perpendicular to the ground.
  — Mike Miller, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2022
• Let your free arm hang perpendicular to the ground, weight in hand.
  — Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2022
• Make a second set of cuts perpendicular to those, going lengthwise from the top of the onion to the root end.
  — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 17 May 2021
• Both bent out at the knees, his shins perpendicular to his thighs.
  — Hazlitt, 25 Jan. 2023
• The freighter was perpendicular to the river with her bow facing out of the channel in an area known as Hole in the Wall.
  — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2020
• The design of this board feels like it was made to stand perpendicular to the ground, like snowboards.
  — Zane Pickett, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
• That’s where the mountains, stretching from east to west perpendicular to the storm, come in.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
• Think of a road that runs perpendicular to the water, then stops.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2021
• Make sure your left shin is perpendicular to the floor.
  — Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 23 Aug. 2022
• Hold the scraper firmly with the blade perpendicular to the wood.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2021
• The other way to tell if a knife is sharp is to run it perpendicular to your thumbnail.
  — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
• Place the asparagus in an even layer perpendicular to the length of the dish.
  — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
• With your hand open and perpendicular to the ground, drape a 3-foot length over the top, forming 1 1/2-foot coils that hang to either side.
  — Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 18 Nov. 2020
• Hold the bunch on the cutting board, perpendicular to your knife, and aim for 1/4-inch cuts across the bunch, which will give you sprinkle-size pieces.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
• The garden’s four long rows grow perpendicular to the street.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Aug. 2022
• To do this, your forearms should be perpendicular to the ground.
  — Men's Health, 8 Feb. 2023
• The steak variant is cut crosswise and is perpendicular to the spine.
  — Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 5 Mar. 2021
• Keep your arms straight, at shoulder height, and perpendicular to the floor.
  — Sarah Felbin, Women's Health, 18 Apr. 2023
• Lower back to the point where your forearms are just about perpendicular with the ground.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 28 Sep. 2022
• The bedroom wing stands perpendicular to the great room.
  — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2022
• Place 2 pieces of plastic wrap on the work surface perpendicular to each other, and place the dough on top.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
• Tuck your tailbone so that your pelvis is perpendicular to your spine, draw your ribs down, and brace your core.
  — Men's Health, 5 Dec. 2022
• Some like to face the window, but if that proves too distracting, put the desk perpendicular to it.
  — Jessica Dailey, House Beautiful, 15 Dec. 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024