How to Use latitude in a Sentence

latitude

noun
  • The judge has wide latitude to reject evidence for the trial.
  • We weren't given much latitude in deciding how to do the job.
  • Madrid and New York City are on nearly the same latitude.
  • Extend that line of latitude around the world to know who on the globe can see this star.
    Star Tribune, 14 Feb. 2021
  • The First Amendment gives broad latitude to what hosts can say on the air.
    New York Times, 10 Feb. 2021
  • With the length of a page and latitude of a levee breakage.
    Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
  • The lines of latitude also make circles around the Earth.
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 3 May 2018
  • Once the project begins, teams have more latitude with tasks and speed.
    Nick Leighton, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
  • At the Mid-South latitude, there may be no finer day to hunt.
    Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Buyers would have the same latitude, and some could avoid all fees.
    Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The Giants have given him latitude to do the right thing.
    John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 26 Oct. 2019
  • The law gives officers wide latitude to use force on the job.
    Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2021
  • And Trump would have wide latitude to change his mind up until that point.
    Jennifer A Dlouhy, Bloomberg.com, 1 June 2017
  • Was there something about Tony that gave him more latitude with that kind of thing?
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2022
  • Sanders and Gyakum adjusted the ground rules to vary based on latitude.
    Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 23 Dec. 2022
  • During the peak, the dipper will hang low in the northern sky for mid-latitude observers.
    Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, 20 Dec. 2019
  • At very high latitudes, that hotter, damper air tends not to show up.
    Robin George Andrews, National Geographic, 13 Aug. 2019
  • As the world warms, the jet stream is likely to move to higher latitudes, which could lead to even more blocking events.
    Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Others would give states more latitude to opt out of the system.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The arctic is warming at four times the rate of lower latitudes.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The satellites clump up around 53 degrees latitude (north and south).
    Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2020
  • In fact, this region of Norway is the warmest place on earth at this latitude.
    Mallory Farrugia, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2019
  • This gives sheriffs wide latitude to shape how the law is enforced.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2018
  • At this far-southern latitude, the interplay of light and cloud can be intense: the darks so very dark, the brights so very bright.
    Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Bettman has wide latitude to make decisions in the interest of the game.
    Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2024
  • All of this is something that is very unusual to see at this latitude at this time of year, Tardy said.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2021
  • These represent the vibe that the planets bring to us based on the latitude of our location.
    Lisa Stardust, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
  • At the lower latitude of Cape Canaveral, that means 6:05 a.m.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 28 May 2024
  • The title refers to the line of latitude connecting Madrid and Beijing.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Though not on the scale of May 10’s extreme G5 storm, the result was spectacular aurora seen across the world at lower latitudes than is typical.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

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