How to Use geometry in a Sentence

geometry

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  • With all its lines and geometry, there's an artistic magic to tennis.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 31 Aug. 2022
  • While useful in geometry class, the sharp object also was known to leave scratches on desks and tabletops amid the teachers' lessons.
    — Fox News, 27 Aug. 2022
  • The frequency can vary slightly due to the geometry of the Earth, moon and sun, as well as the Earth's axial tilt.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
  • After that alert came the final – and perhaps most daunting – warning: the violent drawing the boy had made on his geometry worksheet.
    — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Every six months, the women underwent scans to measure 3D bone mass density, bone geometry, and bone strength.
    — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 July 2024
  • For the geometry qualifying test, 96% of his students passed compared to 68% of all students.
    — Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Car makers spend a lot of time fixating on stance—the sense of attitude an inanimate object can be made to project by manipulating its proportions and geometry.
    — Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Sacred geometry pendants sold on the Conscious Life Expo’s convention floor.
    — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The bedspread’s abstract geometries echo those of the large painting on the wall.
    — Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The geometries of the cars themselves have become far more complex.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
  • This geometry means the Perseids streak across the sky from the direction of the constellation of Perseus in the north (hence the shower’s name).
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The secret to this simple Reed-Solomon code starts with two basic facts of geometry.
    — Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2023
  • That geometry distributes the rotor’s weight and torquing forces and reduces the platform’s weight and thus its cost.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The design itself is meant to represent the geometry of the Great Basin region.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
  • On the other side of Weil’s Rosetta stone was geometry.
    — Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
  • Glass doors open out to a patio and a rectangular swimming pool designed to fit with the geometry of the site.
    — Nancy Keates, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Taylor had always feared some kind of a slip, that moment when gravity and geometry align and the hero lands not on a stone but in the lava.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2023
  • And the blade geometry is simply perfect for the precise cuts needed when butchering ducks and geese.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Your child can learn simple math and geometry, as well as gain confidence and a sense of pride from their creations.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 26 Sep. 2023
  • There are so many bike geometries and measurements that the only way to ensure a perfect frame bag fit is to get a custom bag.
    — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Still, the Russian advances in recent weeks in the east and northeast are starting to alter the geometry of the front in dangerous ways.
    — Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 14 May 2024
  • The theater geometry may come to play a critical role here as well—the Russians have to win every time; the Ukrainians only have to win once.
    — Karolina Hird, Time, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The suspension geometry was conceived to provide minimal track and toe changes as the wheels move up and down.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
  • For one thing, the geometry involved in assembling one can induce the cold sweat of a pop calculus quiz.
    — Maya Pottiger, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The report also showed that the high water and beach geometry caused erosion and rip currents.
    — Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
  • This Roaring ’20s style known for geometry and beloved by style icons such as Coco Chanel seems to never go out of fashion.
    — Parker Bowie Larson, ELLE Decor, 23 Nov. 2022
  • This slow and potent process contributes to the formation of their unique geometry, which is why crystals come in all shapes and sizes.
    — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
  • The key to the FloatZig’s up-to-date performance comes from combining the zigzag midsole geometry with high-performance foam.
    — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2022
  • At the time, Pueblo del Sol had neither a geometry nor an algebra program.
    — Nick Sullivan, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The 1946 portrait of his mother — her hands supporting her chin, her level gaze, the geometry of the sweater, table and background — is a Katz in waiting.
    — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022

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