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
  • Brush a 1-inch border all around the rectangle with the egg glaze.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • Dump the dough out onto the counter, shape it into a long rectangle.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Fold the sides of the narrow rectangle in, to slightly overlap in the center.
    — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Fold the ends of the rectangle toward the center, one end on top of the other, to create a trifold.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Step 3With a floured rolling pin, roll dough to a roughly 12- by 8-inch rectangle.
    — Country Living, 27 Feb. 2023
  • On the north side of Wilshire was a scrubby rectangle carved out of the field, bounded by three more long, low buildings to the north.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • On the Zoom call, my screen split into three rectangles.
    — Sunita Puri, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Roll dough into a rectangle, and fold dough in half so short ends meet.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Top with black sesame dough and roll it out into a 5 by 8-inch rectangle.
    — Janelle Bitker, Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Nov. 2021
  • To make the tail, cut a rectangle of black fur that's about as wide as the back of the hoodie and reaches from halfway down the back to mid-calf.
    — Amanda Kingloff, Parents, 2 Feb. 2024
  • To my left, the window projects a rectangle of honeyed April light onto the floor.
    — Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022
  • Form the dough into a rectangle and wrap in plastic wrap.
    — Gretchen McKay, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • First, cut a rectangle from the front of the book using an Xacto knife ($4, Walmart).
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Who needs paper when a stack of the small cardboard rectangles will do, each one good for a line or two?
    — Nr Editors, National Review, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Roll second piece of dough to an 18- by 13-inch rectangle.
    — Torie Cox, Country Living, 9 May 2023
  • Hover over or tap a rectangle to see how much prices have changed from a year ago.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 July 2022
  • The figure also appears have a large blue rectangle on her head, which some have likened to Marge’s iconic sky high blue hair.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
  • The main cellblock was a dark, cavernous two-story rectangle built around a concrete yard.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024

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