How to Use one-dimensional in a Sentence

one-dimensional

adjective
  • The Ducks need to be able to generate pass rush and make Texas Tech one-dimensional.
    oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
  • But he was also sacked six times for a loss of 74 yards, and the CU offense turned one-dimensional in the second half.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The Steelers can make the Cowboys one-dimensional by shutting down the run.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The handcrafted planters add a bit of texture, too, which will make your space feel less one-dimensional.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 6 May 2024
  • Men are one-dimensional at best, used solely to further her arc.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The Cardinal offense has at times been one-dimensional, with a lack of 3-point shooting.
    Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2023
  • It’s been known since the late 1990s that a simpler one-dimensional analogue of Conway’s Game of Life is Turing complete.
    Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Humans are not one-dimensional and should be encouraged to feel a range of emotions.
    Christina Crawford, Parents, 7 Dec. 2023
  • In recent months, my long brunette hair has looked frazzled, lifeless and one-dimensional.
    Maisie Bovingdon, refinery29.com, 10 Sep. 2024
  • These characters are not one-dimensional: these are men who feel.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
  • He's gone from being a one-dimensional kind of pitcher to a really strong two-way player.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
  • But there is a difference between a team having a clear strength and being one-dimensional.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Aaron Naber Take, for example, the simplest case: a one-dimensional object such as a circle.
    Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 14 May 2024
  • The sound quality is strong and clear, although a bit one-dimensional, like most soundboard recordings.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The central performances do add a bit of depth to these one-dimensional characters.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2023
  • But Michigan ranks last in the Big Ten in passing with just 115 yards per game and continues to rely on a one-dimensional running attack.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • No one is one-dimensional, and if you're drawn to a couple opposing aesthetics, why not combine them for a striking, unique home that speaks to you?
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2024
  • To make sure that this was always possible, the mathematicians turned to what’s known as the Cantor set, a one-dimensional analog of the Menger sponge.
    Quanta Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The head-scratcher was how one-dimensional Bishop Gorman’s offense was against Mater Dei.
    Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Each number wouldn’t need to get multiplied as many times as in the one-dimensional case, but there were more distinct numbers to multiply.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Showing itself as not merely one-dimensional Friday, El Camino (3-1) also scored on long drives when the game still may have been in question.
    Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The central takeaway from this research is that fandom isn’t one-dimensional.
    Audrey Schomer, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
  • James Madison’s always-stout run defense made Troy’s offense one-dimensional, forcing the Trojans to pass to move the football.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Trump, by contrast, has pursued a more one-dimensional approach: doubling down on appeals to men.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • McDowell, on the other hand, is a more one-dimensional villain.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
  • This year, the one-dimensional visuals kept some users from wanting to share images of their results on social media.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Because a one-dimensional offense most likely will not be successful against Mater Dei’s great defense that has so many stars.
    Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
  • But the longer their offense remains one-dimensional, the more vulnerable their pass game becomes.
    Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 21 July 2023
  • Both have cheesy moments, absurdly contrived plots and one-dimensional characters.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Silicon can be doped simply by mixing other atoms into the channel material—but adding atoms to two-dimensional and one-dimensional materials like CNTs would disrupt their structure.
    IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2024

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