How to Use rectangle in a Sentence

rectangle

noun
Definition of rectanglenext
Synonyms for rectanglenext
  • Use a fork to press the tines all around the rectangle.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Spread the rectangle with filling all the way to the edges.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Roll out the lighter dough to a 12-by-18-inch rectangle.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 July 2022
  • The length of the rectangle should be slightly more than the width.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Around the edges of the blind leaked a rectangle of white daylight.
    — Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
  • Brush a 1-inch border all around the rectangle with the egg glaze.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Adjust the size of the rectangle to fit the shelf or drawer.
    — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Press and roll the dough into a rectangle about the length of the baking sheet.
    — cleveland, 25 June 2020
  • The door opens and Aunt Ida is standing in a rectangle of light.
    — Dick Feagler, cleveland, 25 Dec. 2020
  • Stack the three rectangles on top of one other and roll to 1-inch thick.
    — Country Living, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Shape one half of the dough into a rectangle about the size of a sandwich.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Turn the dough and roll it again into a 1/16th-inch rectangle.
    — cleveland, 25 June 2020
  • Roll the dough out to form a rectangle about 8-by-12 inches.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Starting at the top, fold the dough about two thirds of the way down the rectangle and fold it again, so the top edge meets the bottom edge.
    — Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Spend more time on those and less on the sort of rectangle that can pull you into work.
    — Justin Pot, Wired, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Then, fold in one side of the cardigan to create the shape of a rectangle, and fold in just the shoulder segment of the sleeve.
    — Marissa Miller, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The eraser is a rectangle, even though the pencil is round.
    — Diana Budds, Curbed, 9 May 2022
  • In the Cybertruck the rear video view is displayed in a small rectangle in the truck’s center screen.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The house is a long rectangle, but has a room that is turned at 20 degrees from the rest of the house, adjacent to the garage.
    — Kerri Westenberg, Star Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Dump the dough out onto the counter, shape it into a long rectangle.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2022
  • That includes the gear shifter being a long rectangle in the top left of the screen for drive, park and reverse.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Fold the sides of the narrow rectangle in, to slightly overlap in the center.
    — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Fold the dough in thirds, keeping the dough roughly a rectangle.
    — Time, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Grasp the short side of the rectangle farther from you and fold it toward the midline of the dough slab, aligning the sides.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
  • There’s no mound in this version of the game, just a rectangle marked off with chalk 50, not 60, feet from home plate.
    — Robert Gauthierstaff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The jersey patch ads will be in a 3 inch by 3.5 inch rectangle and the location of them will be up to the team.
    — Chris Cason, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Place the thin strips on the top edge of the thicker rectangles to mimic the rim of a terra cotta pot.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The female stepped inside the trap and pressed a broad paw on a rectangle of plywood.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Tap the icon to the left of the address bar at the bottom of the Safari interface, which looks like a rectangle on top of several lines.
    — David Nield, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Shape each half into a flat rectangle, then wrap tightly in the plastic wrap.
    — Molly Bolton, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024

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