How to Use hexagonal in a Sentence
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The pieces are cut in hexagonal shapes that evoke a soccer ball.
— Alex Tudela, New York Times, 13 June 2018 -
These hexagonal steel frames, about 3 feet wide, bridge the gaps where coral has died.
— Lindsey McGinnis, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2021 -
Rendered in classic gray in a hexagonal shape, the are the best peel and stick tiles for floors.
— Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2024 -
These cool hexagonal bulbs are featured in our guide to the Best Smart Bulbs.
— Louryn Strampe, Wired, 26 Nov. 2021 -
The hexagonal frame means users raised the bar around them, instead of in front like a barbell.
— Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com, 22 Mar. 2021 -
The wall and hexagonal floor tiles are by Artistic Tile.
— Peter Terzian, ELLE Decor, 29 Aug. 2017 -
The glow, the researchers found, came from a layer of silk stitched across the openings of the hexagonal cells at each nest’s base.
— Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2021 -
The hexagonal shape of the steering wheel is atrocious.
— Fortune, 3 Oct. 2021 -
To get a hat tiling from a hexagonal tiling, first connect the midpoints of the opposite sides of the hexagons.
— Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023 -
This hexagonal set boasts a design that is half wood and half stone.
— Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2023 -
At the top of the structure, three LED lights fill the hexagonal holes and light up like a lamp when skin touches the outside of the concrete.
— Liz Stinson, Curbed, 2 July 2018 -
Dumbbells with hexagonal ends are much less likely to roll away when placed on the floor.
— Leila Najafi, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2020 -
Concrete hexagonal tubes that cities place off shore to help break up storm surge.
— Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2023 -
The hexagonal nanopattern of peptides acts as a lethal weapon.
— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 July 2024 -
It’s this interaction between the light and the hexagonal ice crystals that forms the ring around the moon.
— Kathryn Prociv, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2018 -
On a floor with small hexagonal tiles, a rotary tool fitted with a 1/16-inch bit works well.
— Washington Post, 23 May 2021 -
All of the medals from the Paris Games also feature an 18-gram, hexagonal piece of wrought iron from the Eiffel Tower.
— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 -
The quick brown fox straddles the lazy dog and admires her heaving, hexagonal breasts.
— Riane Konc, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2020 -
A swath of hexagonal tiles wraps around a wood-burning stove, and a band of graphic tiles adds a pop of energy to the tiny kitchen.
— Celia Barbour, ELLE Decor, 28 June 2017 -
There’s a hexagonal storm on the north pole of Saturn, a geometric shape.
— Nick Vadala, Philly.com, 14 Dec. 2017 -
The wasps themselves don't radiate light, nor did the papery upper parts of the nest—the glow comes from silk fibers that cap the hexagonal cells.
— Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Aug. 2021 -
The Hexagon The Voyager probe first spotted Saturn’s strange hexagonal jet stream in the early 1980s.
— Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 13 Sep. 2017 -
One is on users’ cell phones, another is stored on the hexagonal piece of hardware, and Block holds the final key.
— Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 15 June 2023 -
This silver hexagonal pair is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
— Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 June 2023 -
The team replaced the Texas flag on the left hip with an orange, black and silver version of the flag inside a hexagonal pane on the back of the jersey near the neck line.
— Matt Young, Chron, 4 Mar. 2021 -
But the true standout was the Project Runway alum's net overlay made of a hexagonal pattern.
— Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 12 June 2023 -
Wege said Ziegelman was known for using light-toned brick with hexagonal floor tile, and those both run through this house.
— Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2020 -
The floor of the bathroom and shower surround are marble-look tile that matches the small hexagonal tiles on the shower floor.
— Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 7 June 2023 -
The kites are mostly hexagonal or octagonal and use a cross in part of the structure.
— Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 14 Feb. 2023 -
In the hexagonal entryway, the air smelled lightly of roses and musk, as if an elegant madame had passed through the space just before us.
— Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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