How to Use rectangular in a Sentence

rectangular

adjective
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  • The rectangular set is $22, and the square set only $30.
    — Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Each frame has a 2023 tag and comes in a round or rectangular shape.
    — Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2023
  • For the sake of styling, the quad headlights are still rectangular.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The rectangular case opens up fully (like a clamshell) and was super easy to pack.
    — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Pull it taut, fitting the shoulder onto a corner of the rectangular end of the board.
    — Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
  • What to look for: Gold slides with a completely flat sole and a rectangular one-piece leather area to fit the foot.
    — Arancha Gamo, Glamour, 2 July 2024
  • The set comes with two rectangular rugs, one medium and one large.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
  • Place the frame top, bottom, and sides in a rectangular formation, butting the joints.
    — Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The floor was covered in a snow-like powder that covered the large rectangular space.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • When work on the project began in late 2021, the simple rectangular form of the main living area was obscured.
    — Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Their scale and rectangular shape are part of the attraction.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Fifty-five feet from shore, in another boat, Nick Rinn peered at a rectangular shape on the sonar screen.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Now for the fun, nerdy stuff: Speed cushions look like rectangular pads.
    — Jim Radcliffe, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024
  • But for those who like to stretch out, a rectangular shape offers more space lengthwise to sprawl.
    — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Dust your counter with cornstarch and roll out the thawed puff pastry sheet while trying to keep it in a rectangular shape.
    — Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The swiftlets enter at high speed through a rectangular opening at the top and reach the lower levels through 8-by10-foot holes in each floor.
    — Muktita Suhartono Nyimas Laula, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The rectangular bag allows plenty of room to stretch out or rollover.
    — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 26 June 2024
  • The sporty Prius is fitted with a carbon-fiber hood, a rectangular rear wing, dive planes on the front bumper, and a rear diffuser.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 7 June 2023
  • His hair was white, but his tanned, rectangular face was that of a much younger man; his hands were large and roughly calloused.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Rocky wore a dapper Gucci suit with a monogram tie and a pair of rectangular shades.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Start with a white rectangular platter or wooden frame bought from a home or craft store.
    — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • And ahead of Prime Day, there are tons of discounts on square, rectangular, oval, circular, and more area rugs.
    — Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2023
  • The set comes with two rectangular bath rugs of different sizes: large and medium.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Along with a pair of black jeans, the rapper also wore a wide-brimmed hat and black rectangular sunglasses.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
  • There's a wire protruding out the left side of the headset that leads to a rectangular battery, which lasts for around two hours on a single charge.
    — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Look down the flue to check for obvious obstructions and note the flue shape: round, square, or rectangular.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Two rooms had curvy furniture and two had square and rectangular pieces.
    — Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • When cutting square and rectangular bar stock (or square tubing) start with the saw held at an angle.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Many of the city's 6,600 residents have some tie to lobstering; modest house after house has stacks of rectangular lobster traps in the driveway.
    — Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
  • Kent’s rectangular pieces are essentially blocks of a single hue.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 19 July 2024

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