How to Use zonal in a Sentence

zonal

adjective

• We installed a zonal heating system in the house.
• Over the past several days, the upper-level winds in the atmosphere, known as the jet stream, have been zonal -- or more of a west-to-east flow.
  — Pedram Javaheri, CNN, 19 May 2022
• Ivy geraniums take heat well but not quite as well as their zonal counterparts.
  — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2022
• Quotas would be set to the principle of zonal attachment, the formula the U.K. had been seeking.
  — Ian Wishart, Bloomberg.com, 1 Nov. 2020
• After next week's cool correction a zonal flow should lure the mercury to, or just above, average by the last week of April, highs mostly in the 50s with a few 60s possible.
  — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 7 Apr. 2021
• Were the zonal flows only on the surface of Jupiter, or did deeper layers of gas flow in stripes of alternating directions too?
  — Erika K Carlson, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2018
• At 18, Fawazz Akhtar is a zonal councilman and youth coordinator at Masjid Aqsa.
  — Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, 15 May 2020
• The shoe also features a knit upper, constructed to provide zonal structure and support.
  — Outside Online, 14 July 2022
• Dr. Shepherd and Dr. Cho zeroed in on four kinds of zonal waves using images taken from a satellite deployed in the 1990s to measure airglow and other features of the atmosphere.
  — Joanna Klein, New York Times, 23 June 2017
• The Vibram Megagrip rubber outsole, with 5mm lugs and zonal rubber placement, is stout and provided wet and dry traction, but tended to retain mud.
  — Adam Chase, Outside Online, 29 Dec. 2020
• These waves, called zonal waves, are influenced by severe weather on Earth’s surface and travel around the upper atmosphere.
  — Joanna Klein, New York Times, 23 June 2017
• Sean Hogan delights in offering the unusual and pushing the zonal envelope.
  — oregonlive, 8 July 2021
• Pelargonium 'Calliope Dark Red' is a hybrid between ivy-leaved and zonal geraniums.
  — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2022
• Zonal annual geraniums (Pelargonium) are one of the easiest plants to clone with stem cuttings.
  — Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2017
• Cut to the chase Taking cuttings from herbs, zonal geraniums or tropical houseplants will quickly and easily increase your plant kingdom.
  — Colleen Smith, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
• After sealing those gaps, Taylor runs a zonal pressure diagnostic test.
  — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
• This is an area in which the presence of AI and data analytics clearly helps parking facility managers and zonal administrators.
  — Naveen Joshi, Forbes, 28 May 2022
• In 1997, the National Council of Elders suspended all campus activities and moved exclusively to a zonal structure, in part to avoid being associated with the growing violence at universities.
  — Sean Williams, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
• While exciting on its own, Baldwin’s overhaul of the zonal classification system is also likely to pave the way for more accurate follow-up science—in particular, research concerning the effects of temperature on the migratory movements of fishes.
  — Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 28 Mar. 2018
• There are several different types of these plants, including zonal geraniums, ivy geraniums, scented geraniums, and regal geraniums.
  — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024