How to Use rectangular in a Sentence

rectangular

adjective
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  • Two of the stone bases are rectangular and look a bit like coffins.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The rectangular set is $22, and the square set only $30.
    — Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Each frame has a 2023 tag and comes in a round or rectangular shape.
    — Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2023
  • For the sake of styling, the quad headlights are still rectangular.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The camera lives in a large rectangular box on the top bezel.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2022
  • The rug comes in three rectangular sizes, all of which are selling out fast.
    — Kelsey Fredricks, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The rectangular case opens up fully (like a clamshell) and was super easy to pack.
    — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Pull it taut, fitting the shoulder onto a corner of the rectangular end of the board.
    — Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The new map is rectangular rather than square, and its waters are blue, not beige.
    — Katie Deighton, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2021
  • What to look for: Gold slides with a completely flat sole and a rectangular one-piece leather area to fit the foot.
    — Arancha Gamo, Glamour, 2 July 2024
  • Nepal’s flag is the only one in the world that is neither square nor rectangular.
    — CNN, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The set comes with two rectangular rugs, one medium and one large.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
  • Much of the audience, grouped in three sides around a rectangular stage, seemed of like mind.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2022
  • Place the frame top, bottom, and sides in a rectangular formation, butting the joints.
    — Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Rows of rectangular holes next to piles of dirt are then shown out the other window.
    — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The floor was covered in a snow-like powder that covered the large rectangular space.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Along with the rectangular halo of flashing lights above the stage, the house changed colors with the songs or sometimes flashed on its own to the beat.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2022
  • The dishwasher racks are rectangular, but the wash arms spin in a circle, so the corners of the top rack get the least amount of water.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022
  • When work on the project began in late 2021, the simple rectangular form of the main living area was obscured.
    — Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The shape of the rancher is often rectangular, though many can also be built in a U or L shape.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 11 July 2022
  • Their scale and rectangular shape are part of the attraction.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Black jeans and a pair of fierce rectangular shades completed the look.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2022
  • There is the full slab, which contains a bonus flap of meat called the skirt, and there is the St. Louis style that is trimmed into a rectangular shape for even-size ribs.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Fifty-five feet from shore, in another boat, Nick Rinn peered at a rectangular shape on the sonar screen.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Now for the fun, nerdy stuff: Speed cushions look like rectangular pads.
    — Jim Radcliffe, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024
  • But for those who like to stretch out, a rectangular shape offers more space lengthwise to sprawl.
    — Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • That chair faces a wall with a rectangular opening, 15 feet away, through which the three shooters will fire their weapons.
    — Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2022
  • The corners are more rectangular rather than curved, as seen above.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The remote is the same sleek, rectangular wand that other current Hisense TVs use.
    — PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The tree came in a large rectangular shipping box in three unfluffed sections with a metal base, no bag or cover.
    — Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024

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