How to Use spacing in a Sentence
spacing
noun- The spacing between characters should be even.
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On the other hand... what in the world is the spacing on this?
— Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Mar. 2022 -
Give the new plants good spacing to slow spread of the virus.
— Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 5 Nov. 2020 -
The spacing isn't ideal when the two big men share the floor.
— Rahat Huq, Chron, 9 Nov. 2021 -
But the shots simply did not fall, and some of the spacing was lost.
— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2023 -
The spacing for the Sixers has been good to start the preseason.
— Ky Carlin, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2021 -
Choose your length and spacing of the balls for this felt garland.
— Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 13 Oct. 2022 -
Rispoli kept the spacing tight and, when the hole opened up for Cathkin Peak, there wasn’t enough stretch left.
— John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2021 -
The spacing between each tooth will tell you what kind of hair the comb is best for.
— Tatjana Freund, Marie Claire, 29 Dec. 2020 -
Once the seeds come up, be sure to thin the seedlings to the appropriate spacing.
— Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 25 Nov. 2020 -
Many of them came with no spacing on the floor, with Trent Forrest out there.
— Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2021 -
Try to keep the spacing even — and feel free to erase where necessary.
— Alexa Brazilian, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2020 -
In a grid of 9-foot spacing squares, each student would have 81 sq.
— David Zweig, Wired, 10 Sep. 2020 -
The spacing wasn't good which allowed Dragic to get the steal crowding the ball.
— J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2020 -
Before that the order was not always the same and the spacing was as short as a week at times.
— John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024 -
Nesmith is one of the best shooters in the draft, and the Spurs could use some valuable floor spacing.
— Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020 -
The better the spacing, the less Booker, Durant and Beal are playing in a crowd, which tends to lead to turnovers.
— Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024 -
Though for a high lottery pick, expert spacing isn't the end goal.
— Michael Shapiro, Chron, 23 Nov. 2022 -
Over the last three years, as Love has spent most of his time on the sidelines, the Cavs have lamented a lack of 3-point threats and floor-spacing.
— Chris Fedor, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2021 -
This number will also be the spacing for the window panes.
— Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful, 13 July 2021 -
The spacing of the tracks suggests the person was traveling around 3.8 miles an hour.
— Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2020 -
Their spacing, even with Myles Turner as the only big on the floor, wasn't ideal.
— Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2020 -
The second unit lacks shooting, and Hayes needs maximum spacing to be able to find lanes to the rim.
— Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2022 -
For instance, the alignment and spacing of teeth can impact speech and the way that someone breathes at night.
— Michael Carroll, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024 -
Ali should help with spacing and has the handles to provide playmaking in the half court.
— Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2023 -
Most, or all, of those mistakes were unforced — not the product of poor spacing.
— Christian Clark, NOLA.com, 24 Jan. 2021 -
The wealthy will be able to control the timing and spacing of their children, and those who are poor and working class will not.
— Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022 -
Presumably, the change was made to provide more spacing in the offense.
— Rahat Huq, Chron, 18 Nov. 2021 -
The two-big lineup helps the Knicks stay formidable on the glass but doesn’t quite provide the spacing needed to open up the floor.
— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2024 -
The spacing wasn’t great, and the lack of Brandin Podziemski’s playmaking was felt, but the starters generally held their own.
— Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
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