How to Use triangulation in a Sentence

triangulation

noun

• One of the first rules I was taught as an architect was about structure and triangulation.
  — Gabriella Gershenson, Saveur, 30 Jan. 2017
• Three bullet holes in the chest, which father attributed to destiny, and I to the triangulation of past, present, and future.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 29 May 2018
• This year Mr Corbyn and his team have become more skilled in triangulation, as well as the more brutal side of politics.
  — The Economist, 23 Sep. 2017
• Through triangulation, the process of determining a location within known points, the Hollingsworths deduced that the treasure was at the Palace of Fine Arts.
  — Bill Van Niekerken, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 May 2018
• This means their distances can be worked out by triangulation.
  — The Economist, 17 May 2018
• Through triangulation, this trove of seismic data was used to pinpoint the precise locations of the fault lines.
  — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Mar. 2021
• The triangulation principle gives extra strength to the tepee form, but boxlike structures can be made to work, too.
  — Barbara Damrosch, The Denver Post, 5 May 2017
• In this way, a series of triangulation points could be mapped, and the van could proceed to the satellite by a zigzag path, stopping every twenty miles to correct any error.
  — David Canfield, EW.com, 26 June 2019
• How much does triangulation help us in the face of uncertainty?
  — Quanta Magazine, 4 Jan. 2018
• Fast Fact: 6,000 miles That's how far away new triangulation technology can be and still pinpoint a lightning storm, like the rare one that happened in the North Pole this past weekend.
  — Alex Baker-Whitcomb, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2019
• Quanming’s Nokia held its battery charge for the entire five-day search period, and its signal was picked up by GPS triangulation.
  — Lauren Steele, Outside Online, 1 July 2014
• If the House flips, control of the Senate will matter in terms of who has the better leverage in Washington’s legislative triangulation.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2022
• Drilling the first hole, the location chosen from years of triangulation of trees and points along the lakeshore, furthered the magnificent morning with a break-through to water at only about 10 inches.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2020
• But all this huffing and puffing is happening alongside some careful triangulation on the part of Fox’s hosts themselves.
  — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2020
• The ancient trigonometric method of triangulation to measure a mountain's height (where the angles in a triangle formed by three survey control points) will not be used.
  — Sugam Pokharel, CNN, 21 June 2017
• This new proof goes further, by adding a second layer of randomness atop the random triangulation.
  — Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2019
• The phrasing is purposeful, a bit of triangulation meant to soothe an audience averse to the specter of new public spending, and so, political by its very nature.
  — Gregory Krieg, CNN, 7 July 2017
• The Wifarer app uses Wi-Fi triangulation to show the user’s position on a map of the mall and then displays a dotted line leading to his destination.
  — Hiawatha Bray, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2014
• Sir Keir’s approach to winning the nomination has been a study in careful triangulation.
  — The Economist, 29 Feb. 2020
• Yet another is the careful triangulation of Biden’s crew.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2020
• Phones are likely to be a topic of discussion again today, as an FBI agent is expected to testify about cell phone triangulation.
  — Michael Williams, orlandosentinel.com, 12 July 2019
• For one, as explained above, cell phone triangulation and surveillance camera evidence might establish Winslow’s location at the time of the crimes.
  — Michael McCann, SI.com, 16 June 2018
• McConnell's triangulation here is more clever than either set of critics admits.
  — W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 8 Oct. 2021
• For much of the past year, Americans have guided their behavior using a kind of cognitive triangulation.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021
• However, this lesbian triangulation does not sit well with me.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2021
• Whatever Trump’s motives, his triangulation tactics aren’t likely to get him very far.
  — Jeet Heer, New Republic, 7 Sep. 2017
• Without some means of triangulation, Small cautioned—testimony, archival records, aerial imagery—all kinds of anomalies could look like graves.
  — Rowan Moore Gerety, WIRED, 13 July 2023
• Seen at the time as a dark commentary on Clintonian triangulation.
  — The New Republic, 22 June 2023
• The Wi-Fi triangulation function is also a rarity in the hacking world, according to Secureworks.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 24 Aug. 2023
• Trump’s strategy appears to be to promise to remain pro-life if reelected, but to avoid endorsing policies like a national ban in 2024 — and hoping just enough voters don’t notice the cynical triangulation.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 31 Aug 2024