How to Use perpendicular in a Sentence

perpendicular

1 of 2 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
• Lay sheets of foil in pan perpendicular to each other, with extra foil hanging over edges of pan.
  — Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2024

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perpendicular

2 of 2 noun

• Set the other sheet in the pan perpendicular to the first, pressing it into the edges.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2021
• For the first drill, called a garland drill, choose a gentle groomed run and ski perpendicular across the fall line, from one side of the run to the other.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2022
• How to do it: Lie on your back, with your legs straight and the same prop perpendicular under the base of your shoulder blades.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2020
• Groins are devices built of rock or concrete perpendicular to the beach, designed to catch and hold the longshore flow of sand.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
• Place the vegetables on the grill perpendicular to the grates and cook until lightly charred on all sides, about 10 minutes.
  — Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2021
• How to Do It: Get down on the ground on your side, then place your elbow and forearm flat on the floor with your arm perpendicular to your torso facing out.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 27 May 2023
• Photos from the scene showed the plane perpendicular to highway lanes about 75 miles south of San Francisco.
  — CBS News, 18 Feb. 2018
• Keep your upper arm perpendicular to the ground throughout the movement.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
• Position the prop perpendicular to your body and under your glutes so that its upper edge aligns with your iliac crests (the top ridges of your pelvis) below your low back.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2020
• The report cited video from a surveillance camera that was located on the ramp perpendicular to runway 18.
  — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2023
• Side Plank Thread the Needle Start in a side plank position, supporting your weight on one elbow (elbow facing forward, forearm perpendicular to your torso) with your hips raised and feet on the ground.
  — Men's Health, 16 Mar. 2023
• These waves can move in three different directions: longitudinal (a compression through the medium), transverse (an up-and-down shear force), and surface level (which moves the ground perpendicular to the waves’ motion).
  — Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2023
• Set the other sheet in the pan perpendicular to the first, pressing it into the edges.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2021
• For the first drill, called a garland drill, choose a gentle groomed run and ski perpendicular across the fall line, from one side of the run to the other.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2022
• How to do it: Lie on your back, with your legs straight and the same prop perpendicular under the base of your shoulder blades.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2020
• Groins are devices built of rock or concrete perpendicular to the beach, designed to catch and hold the longshore flow of sand.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
• Place the vegetables on the grill perpendicular to the grates and cook until lightly charred on all sides, about 10 minutes.
  — Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2021
• How to Do It: Get down on the ground on your side, then place your elbow and forearm flat on the floor with your arm perpendicular to your torso facing out.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 27 May 2023
• Photos from the scene showed the plane perpendicular to highway lanes about 75 miles south of San Francisco.
  — CBS News, 18 Feb. 2018
• Keep your upper arm perpendicular to the ground throughout the movement.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
• Position the prop perpendicular to your body and under your glutes so that its upper edge aligns with your iliac crests (the top ridges of your pelvis) below your low back.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2020
• The report cited video from a surveillance camera that was located on the ramp perpendicular to runway 18.
  — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2023
• Side Plank Thread the Needle Start in a side plank position, supporting your weight on one elbow (elbow facing forward, forearm perpendicular to your torso) with your hips raised and feet on the ground.
  — Men's Health, 16 Mar. 2023
• These waves can move in three different directions: longitudinal (a compression through the medium), transverse (an up-and-down shear force), and surface level (which moves the ground perpendicular to the waves’ motion).
  — Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2023

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