How to Use quadrilateral in a Sentence
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The two were, in a sense, trying to prove that shapes like these quadrilaterals don’t exist.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2017
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The new 2,700-square-foot space feels like a geometric funhouse — quadrilaterals of wood overhead, an enveloping half-circle over the open kitchen, and the hypotenuse of the bar slanting through the lounge.
—Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
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The ancient Greeks proved that the only regular polygons that tile are triangles, quadrilaterals and hexagons (as now seen on many a bathroom floor).
—Quanta Magazine, 11 July 2017
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In the course of trying to prove that certain other kinds of orbit closures don’t exist, the mathematician Alex Wright (who was collaborating with Mirzakhani) stumbled across the first hints of the new quadrilaterals with optimal dynamics.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2017
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However, from that lexicon of foldable quadrilaterals, the researchers could assemble much larger origamis.
—Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 14 Oct. 2019
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With Arabists like Eddy and Aramco’s government relations men urging him on, the president would attempt a bolder progression—to turn his tri-faith America into a quadrilateral.
—Darren Dochuk, The New Republic, 17 July 2019
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The two were, in a sense, trying to prove that shapes like these quadrilaterals don’t exist.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2017
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The new 2,700-square-foot space feels like a geometric funhouse — quadrilaterals of wood overhead, an enveloping half-circle over the open kitchen, and the hypotenuse of the bar slanting through the lounge.
—Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
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The ancient Greeks proved that the only regular polygons that tile are triangles, quadrilaterals and hexagons (as now seen on many a bathroom floor).
—Quanta Magazine, 11 July 2017
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In the course of trying to prove that certain other kinds of orbit closures don’t exist, the mathematician Alex Wright (who was collaborating with Mirzakhani) stumbled across the first hints of the new quadrilaterals with optimal dynamics.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2017
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However, from that lexicon of foldable quadrilaterals, the researchers could assemble much larger origamis.
—Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 14 Oct. 2019
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With Arabists like Eddy and Aramco’s government relations men urging him on, the president would attempt a bolder progression—to turn his tri-faith America into a quadrilateral.
—Darren Dochuk, The New Republic, 17 July 2019
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If a quadrilateral sponge can live in a pineapple under the sea, a squirrel can wonder about the Moon Hoax.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2011
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The new shapes were inspired by my love for quadrilateral shapes and staying true to a really square silhouette that would look great on any faces.
—Angela Lei, Forbes, 6 May 2021
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And though the forms are simple, straightedge and mostly quadrilateral, they’re handled in ways that hint at 3D perspective.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022
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The red-white-and-gold dome is molded with deep quadrilateral reliefs, which converge near its apex around a circular skylight.
—Brian Blickenstaff, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2012
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Nestled within that quadrilateral are two lenses—a wide-angle and a telephoto—but as has always been the case with the Pixel’s camera, the software is more important than the hardware.
—Wired, 15 Oct. 2019
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The four sides of romance make for a thoroughly beguiling quadrilateral love triangle.
—oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2022
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The Trump administration should help further incorporate India into this emerging quadrilateral relationship between themselves, Japan, and Australia.
—Evan Moore, National Review, 1 Feb. 2018
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If a quadrilateral sponge can live in a pineapple under the sea, a squirrel can wonder about the Moon Hoax.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2011
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The new shapes were inspired by my love for quadrilateral shapes and staying true to a really square silhouette that would look great on any faces.
—Angela Lei, Forbes, 6 May 2021
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And though the forms are simple, straightedge and mostly quadrilateral, they’re handled in ways that hint at 3D perspective.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022
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The red-white-and-gold dome is molded with deep quadrilateral reliefs, which converge near its apex around a circular skylight.
—Brian Blickenstaff, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2012
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Nestled within that quadrilateral are two lenses—a wide-angle and a telephoto—but as has always been the case with the Pixel’s camera, the software is more important than the hardware.
—Wired, 15 Oct. 2019
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The four sides of romance make for a thoroughly beguiling quadrilateral love triangle.
—oregonlive, 30 Oct. 2022
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The Trump administration should help further incorporate India into this emerging quadrilateral relationship between themselves, Japan, and Australia.
—Evan Moore, National Review, 1 Feb. 2018
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