How to Use lateral in a Sentence

lateral

1 of 3 adjective

• The first will help repair and line 7.5 miles of the main canal and some small lateral sections.
  — The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024
• The larvae are about 60mm when full grown, green and sport a lateral white and red stripe.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
• The roof at first appears to be a T-top, but the lateral edges of the ceiling are intact.
  — Car and Driver, 28 Sep. 2022
• This will emphasize a stretch on the lateral portion of the glute.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 12 May 2023
• Thorne’s backward lateral to Jayden Reed on the third play of the game fell low and was ruled a fumble.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2022
• On the way back, ditch the crossover and take normal lateral shuffles.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 1 Mar. 2023
• The act of keeping your hands on the wheel and guiding the car’s lateral motion is enough to keep your brain engaged.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2023
• The Wolverines tried to pick it up and lateral to move the sticks, but Colston Loveland was tackled to end the game.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2023
• The bonus will apply to all lateral hires and be paid in installments.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
• In the new study, the researchers switched to a lateral architecture.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2024
• Neck, armpit, lateral trunk, plantar foot, crown of the head—each spot got five quick tickles.
  — Max G. Levy, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
• Chevy engineers told us the all-seasons would be good for up to 1.0 g of lateral grip.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 17 Jan. 2023
• The central leaders of the trees and all lateral branches were cut back to the same general height within a few feet of the tree crowns.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
• The bit at the end there was Nadia not quite managing to do lateral arm raises.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2024
• These include facelifts, lateral brow lifts and threads.
  — USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
• What to Consider There is not a lot of lateral padding to absorb the wear and tear that comes with certain slalom moves.
  — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
• Quick and soft hands and has unpredictable lateral moves.
  — Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
• In that same time frame, lateral partner hires increased 17%, the data show.
  — Erin Mulvaney, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
• The Lions called a screen-and-lateral play on their next and final possession.
  — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2023
• The line's famed Powerbelt offers a wide strap wrapping the midfoot to help with lateral support.
  — Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
• The low bulwarks and lateral walkways continue a sense of space.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2023
• The scientists homed in on a region near the brainstem called the lateral habenula (LHb).
  — Byemily Underwood, science.org, 27 Jan. 2023
• Beginner trainees make a few mistake with the lateral raise.
  — Diego Mercado, Men's Health, 24 Jan. 2023
• The triceps are located on the back of the upper arm and made up of three distinct parts (the long head, lateral head, and medial head), says Kalsched.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
• Why are the front seats so skimpy and lacking in support, lateral or otherwise?
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Apr. 2023
• And there is a touch of perestroika in the way Ukrainians have fought the war with lateral networks, set up by tech-savvy Ukrainians.
  — Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022
• Alternate between a lateral lunge and curtsy lunge on the same side.
  — Erin Warwood, Women's Health, 1 Feb. 2023
• As the name implies, the triceps is a three-headed muscle, composed of a long, medial, and lateral head.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
• The path to the CEO job can take many forms—an uninterrupted climb straight up the ladder, lateral moves to build skill sets, and leaps of faith to lead new businesses.
  — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
• The shoes accommodate quick lateral movement and are quite durable.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024

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lateral

2 of 3 noun

• Gordon Riese, the line judge, had the best view of the last lateral.
  — Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Nov. 2022
• The ramp from the lateral to I-71 north will remain open.
  — Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2021
• Bennett passed the ball to Marshall in the lateral who hit him back for the 42-yard score.
  — Dallas News, 23 Sep. 2022
• The third came on a lateral on the final play of the game after time had run out.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 15 Nov. 2022
• Some of the laterals might still be the clay originals.
  — Claudia Vargas, Philly.com, 6 July 2018
• Nick Mullens quickly turned to his right and threw a lateral to Aiyuk, who caught the ball at the 44.
  — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 4 Oct. 2020
• Last-gasp laterals sometimes work for the home team there.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2019
• The lateral was a borderline forward pass, but Dyson ran 75 yards for the touchdown and the win.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2022
• The first came three plays into the game, off a low toss down the line of scrimmage from Thorne that was a backward lateral.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2022
• The Beavers dug into their bag of tricks and pulled out a play that involved a fake reverse and a lateral to go up 14-0.
  — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022
• Army field the kick, then tries to throw a lateral across the field, which was intercepted and returned for a score.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 14 Nov. 2020
• The Aztecs made multiple laterals on the game's final play from their 40.
  — chicagotribune.com, 24 Dec. 2017
• Adam Wright took a lateral from Devitt on the second play from scrimmage and sprinted for a 59-yard TD.
  — Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Oct. 2021
• The Cowboys picked up 70-plus yards on a lateral from a punt return and, of course, kicker Greg Zuerlein made four field goals.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 8 Nov. 2020
• The first crop will form on shoots directly from these arms; future crops will form on shoots from laterals off these arms.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 6 Feb. 2018
• Aaron Rodgers finished the game face down on the turf after sailing a lateral out of bounds on a frantic, failed final play.
  — Stephen Whyno, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2022
• Velez found Jackson Beerman on a lateral, who then found Jacquez Jones wide open for a 63-yard touchdown pass.
  — David J. Kim, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2020
• Chardon’s offense played a role in that, too, as Blake Barker broke off a lateral for 69 yards on the second play from scrimmage in the third quarter.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2020
• Both had numerous water spouts up to 2 feet or more in length, but the ends of the laterals have grown only inches in four years on both trees.
  — oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2020
• No one laterals or fumbles or randomly attempts a drop kick with the game on the line all season long.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
• The Permian Basin of West Texas dominated the list with eight of the 10 longest laterals.
  — Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, 16 Dec. 2019
• Mikula said that laterals usually are installed through bores or holes drilled in the road.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• The Hurricanes scored a touchdown on a kickoff return that featured eight-laterals and no time on the clock to defeat Duke.
  — Matt Murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 May 2017
• After throwing a lateral to Pierre Strong, Gronowski caught the option pass and worked through a wall of blockers for a 24-yard touchdown.
  — Patrick Z. McGavin, chicagotribune.com, 13 May 2021
• Andrew Bruce recovered a lateral for touchdown for the only score of the third quarter.
  — cleveland, 11 Sep. 2021
• The turnaround started with razzle-dazzle as Slovis threw a long lateral to Parker Kingston on the right edge.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2023
• Each team will have a 12-man roster and there is no blocking, kicking or fumbles in the league and only one lateral is allowed per play.
  — Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 22 May 2017
• Kaiden Turner then swiped a lateral on the ensuing kickoff and rambled into the end zone to set the final margin at 29-21.
  — Rick Fires, Arkansas Online, 19 Nov. 2022
• But JJ Weaver stepped in front of a lateral on the Dukes' last-gasp hook-and-ladder attempt with no time left, securing the narrow road victory.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2022
• But the quarterback managed to stay upright just long enough to flip a lateral to Shipley, who rumbled 10 yards for a first down that kept the Clemson offense on the field.
  — Paul Newberry, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022

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lateral

3 of 3 verb

• There was a play where a guy purposely lateraled past the line of scrimmage.
  — Jason Gay, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
• The big guard lateraled to Mohamed Sanu, who shipped it back to White, who fumbled, ending the play.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2019
• Cozart lateraled to Wilson, then slipped past his right tackle and right up the middle for a wide-open catch.
  — Dave Southorn and Rachel Roberts, idahostatesman, 4 Nov. 2017
• The Skins threw a screen pass and started desperately lateraling the ball all over the field.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 3 Oct. 2017
• Renfrow lateraled to tight end Marcell Ateman, who gained nine more yards.
  — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2019
• The two connected again two players later, with Higgins lateraling the ball to Nick Chubb to gain a few more yards.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, 6 June 2019
• Jason King caught Taylor’s pass 10 yards downfield, was hit by a couple of defenders, then lateraled to a hustling Swen.
  — Mark Zeske, star-telegram, 3 Nov. 2017
• On Sunday, Trufant made a diving interception on Rodgers and returned that lateraled pass for a touchdown.
  — Tim Rohan, SI.com, 18 Sep. 2017
• Sometimes, Reed drove coaches crazy by leaving a cornerback out to dry with one of his high-risk improvisations or lateraling the ball into no-man’s land.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 2 Aug. 2019
• Rodriguez first tackled one ball-carrier, who lateraled it, then sniffed out another ball-carrier who coughed it up, and finally another.
  — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2019
• There was a play where a guy purposely lateraled past the line of scrimmage.
  — Jason Gay, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
• The big guard lateraled to Mohamed Sanu, who shipped it back to White, who fumbled, ending the play.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2019
• Cozart lateraled to Wilson, then slipped past his right tackle and right up the middle for a wide-open catch.
  — Dave Southorn and Rachel Roberts, idahostatesman, 4 Nov. 2017
• The Skins threw a screen pass and started desperately lateraling the ball all over the field.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 3 Oct. 2017
• Renfrow lateraled to tight end Marcell Ateman, who gained nine more yards.
  — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2019
• The two connected again two players later, with Higgins lateraling the ball to Nick Chubb to gain a few more yards.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, 6 June 2019
• Jason King caught Taylor’s pass 10 yards downfield, was hit by a couple of defenders, then lateraled to a hustling Swen.
  — Mark Zeske, star-telegram, 3 Nov. 2017
• On Sunday, Trufant made a diving interception on Rodgers and returned that lateraled pass for a touchdown.
  — Tim Rohan, SI.com, 18 Sep. 2017
• Sometimes, Reed drove coaches crazy by leaving a cornerback out to dry with one of his high-risk improvisations or lateraling the ball into no-man’s land.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 2 Aug. 2019
• Rodriguez first tackled one ball-carrier, who lateraled it, then sniffed out another ball-carrier who coughed it up, and finally another.
  — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2019
• There was a play where a guy purposely lateraled past the line of scrimmage.
  — Jason Gay, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2018
• The big guard lateraled to Mohamed Sanu, who shipped it back to White, who fumbled, ending the play.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2019
• Cozart lateraled to Wilson, then slipped past his right tackle and right up the middle for a wide-open catch.
  — Dave Southorn and Rachel Roberts, idahostatesman, 4 Nov. 2017
• The Skins threw a screen pass and started desperately lateraling the ball all over the field.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 3 Oct. 2017
• Renfrow lateraled to tight end Marcell Ateman, who gained nine more yards.
  — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2019
• The two connected again two players later, with Higgins lateraling the ball to Nick Chubb to gain a few more yards.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, 6 June 2019
• Jason King caught Taylor’s pass 10 yards downfield, was hit by a couple of defenders, then lateraled to a hustling Swen.
  — Mark Zeske, star-telegram, 3 Nov. 2017
• On Sunday, Trufant made a diving interception on Rodgers and returned that lateraled pass for a touchdown.
  — Tim Rohan, SI.com, 18 Sep. 2017
• Sometimes, Reed drove coaches crazy by leaving a cornerback out to dry with one of his high-risk improvisations or lateraling the ball into no-man’s land.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 2 Aug. 2019
• Rodriguez first tackled one ball-carrier, who lateraled it, then sniffed out another ball-carrier who coughed it up, and finally another.
  — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2019

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