How to Use right angle in a Sentence

right angle

noun
Definition of right anglenext
  • Hold the nail at a right angle to the board.
  • A square has four right angles.
  • The two boards are joined at right angles to each other.
  • My knees make a right angle with the chair and the floor.
    — Ashleigh Morley, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Bends’ in Pier The wings are not at right angles to the main pier.
    — sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 July 2018
  • Then press it against the edge of the back wall, keeping the pieces at a right angle.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Each board has two legs that fold out, so the boards sit at just the right angle.
    — Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The back doors open to almost a right angle for easy step-in.
    — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2018
  • The boards weren’t measured and cut to fit at nice, neat right angles.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2024
  • This was just a rehearsal to make sure the cameras had the right angle.
    — Doug Ferguson, The Seattle Times, 16 July 2018
  • But at the right angle, these flares can surge in brightness.
    — Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, 25 Jan. 2017
  • Nor did the musicians sit at right angles to the stage.
    — Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The young safety must take the right angle on a post pattern.
    — Jon Wilner, The Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Scrape back and forth over the crack with a sharp razor blade held at a right angle to the surface.
    — Washington Post, 31 May 2021
  • When the triangle has a right angle, the square of the hypotenuse is always equal to the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 2 June 2020
  • There are some solid views of Test Track and, from the right angle, Spaceship Earth.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • A full week after spring tides, the sun and moon find themselves at right angles.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2019
  • Step forward with one foot, then bend your knees to form right angles.
    — Kristine Thomason, Men's Health, 20 June 2023
  • To strengthen this, lace limber boughs through the poles at right angles.
    — Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
  • Lifting your chin helps a lot with getting the right angle.
    — Michelle Sulcov, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2018
  • It is not rounded like S but not right angle like Note.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Load a tiny amount of paint onto the tips of the brush and dab it onto the brick at a right angle with a clean in-and-out motion.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Damned state was laid out with a T-square, with turns that vary from a right angle to an even righter angle.
    — Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 21 May 2021
  • At each mark, drill into the back edge at a perfect right angle.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 27 June 2022
  • On one end, measure in 3 to 4 inches from the end of the wire and bend it down at a right angle—this will be your handle.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Apr. 2021
  • That right angle is critical, the former Raven said, to being in the right spot to kick the ball straight each time.
    — Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com, 10 Aug. 2021
  • So just knowing my spots on defense, getting to the right angles and things like that.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2019
  • One man worked on getting just the right angle for a selfie with the screen livestreaming the marathon behind him.
    — oregonlive, 17 July 2022
  • The Farnsworth House, unlike the Seagram Building, is just poetry in right angles.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 2 July 2024
  • The trend is equally as cute with baby blue, like these right angle tips by nail artist and educator Bryony Howell.
    — Mica Ricketts, refinery29.com, 29 Apr. 2024

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