How to Use triangular in a Sentence
triangular
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The swimming pool has the same triangular shape as the roof.
—E.b. Solomont, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2021
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Back then, the chain served triangular hash browns in place of fries.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
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There’s a roundish globe, a more triangular bulb, and an oval shape.
—WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022
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Cut the top of each bun in a triangular shape and scoop out a little bit of the inside.
—Vogue, 4 Mar. 2019
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Dig a 6- to 8-inch-deep hole in the ground with a small, triangular trowel.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Sep. 2021
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The outline of the triangular ribs of the building’s core can be seen from the ground looking up.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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The shape has six sides at the top and five sides at the bottom, and one of the sides had a triangular protrusion.
—Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 30 July 2018
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From the middle of the head, part a triangular section from the crown to the ends of the eyebrow, and repeat on the other side.
—Dory Zayas, Parents, 26 July 2024
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There's an F1-style triangular brake light by the rear spoiler, and the 10-spoke wheels look sporty, too.
—Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 10 Mar. 2021
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If that’s not for you, the triangular breasts of Laras past still remain.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2018
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Both are pit vipers and have triangular heads and fangs.
—Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 19 Apr. 2018
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The triangular red flag is the most popular, followed by the US flag and the rainbow flag.
—Anne Quito, Quartz, 31 Mar. 2022
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For dessert, home in on the triangular Guyanese tarts filled with pineapple jam.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
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Sedge has that grass like look but is very shiny, upright and with a triangular stem and seed stalk.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 26 June 2021
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One of them might have been a triangular crop top showing off my midriff and some hot pants.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
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One is triangular, one is half-moon, some are floor to ceiling and some are framed by gables.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2022
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The dangerous cane toad lacks these crests, and the glands on its head are long and triangular shaped, UF Wildlife says.
—Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Apr. 2019
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Harmon wore a black and white checkered (of course) one-piece with a triangular cutout and black belt.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2022
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The two-piece featured little triangular cutouts all over, and ties on the top and bottom.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Sep. 2023
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By the time someone heard his screams and shut off the power, his arm was limp, a deep triangular gash running down the length of it.
—Hannah Dreier Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
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Wedge pillows vary in size and are triangular-shaped to prop up the upper body.
—Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 18 Feb. 2021
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The nail should form a triangular shape with two outer walls.
—Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2020
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Her breasts were sort of triangular, made of light and pixels.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2018
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The triangular pattern extends from the left side of Momoa's head around his ear and down his neck.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
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Rust turned the top of the tower, a down-sloping triangular lid, to dirty orange.
—Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 9 June 2018
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Point Hope is located near the tip of a triangular spit of land that juts out into the Chukchi Sea.
—Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2020
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Begin a triangular fold by bringing the striped corner of the folded edge to the top edge.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 14 May 2019
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Guests enter the triangular dwellings via a stairway to the entrance.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
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From her spot in the front pew, Biden looked a portrait of a first lady in a black skirt suit with gold triangular buttons and small pearl buttons.
—Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
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The dress featured a corset top with a sweetheart neckline and triangular peplums flaring out at the hips.
—Ada Tseng, WWD, 2 Feb. 2025
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