How to Use spacing in a Sentence

spacing

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  • The spacing between characters should be even.
  • On the other hand... what in the world is the spacing on this?
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Give the new plants good spacing to slow spread of the virus.
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The spacing isn't ideal when the two big men share the floor.
    — Rahat Huq, Chron, 9 Nov. 2021
  • But the spacing and play of Reid just makes more sense with the starters.
    — Zach Harper, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The floor spacing allows him to see the play in front of him.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 3 Jan. 2020
  • But the shots simply did not fall, and some of the spacing was lost.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The spacing for the Sixers has been good to start the preseason.
    — Ky Carlin, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Choose your length and spacing of the balls for this felt garland.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Rispoli kept the spacing tight and, when the hole opened up for Cathkin Peak, there wasn’t enough stretch left.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2021
  • The spacing between each tooth will tell you what kind of hair the comb is best for.
    — Tatjana Freund, Marie Claire, 29 Dec. 2020
  • But the Bulls drew brutal pairings, and the spacing of their back-to-backs doesn’t help.
    — Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Once the seeds come up, be sure to thin the seedlings to the appropriate spacing.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Many of them came with no spacing on the floor, with Trent Forrest out there.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2021
  • This place that had six-foot spacing the week before was jam-packed.
    — J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al, 14 June 2020
  • Try to keep the spacing even — and feel free to erase where necessary.
    — Alexa Brazilian, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2020
  • In a grid of 9-foot spacing squares, each student would have 81 sq.
    — David Zweig, Wired, 10 Sep. 2020
  • The spacing wasn't good which allowed Dragic to get the steal crowding the ball.
    — J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2020
  • Before that the order was not always the same and the spacing was as short as a week at times.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
  • Nesmith is one of the best shooters in the draft, and the Spurs could use some valuable floor spacing.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
  • The better the spacing, the less Booker, Durant and Beal are playing in a crowd, which tends to lead to turnovers.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Though for a high lottery pick, expert spacing isn't the end goal.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Over the last three years, as Love has spent most of his time on the sidelines, the Cavs have lamented a lack of 3-point threats and floor-spacing.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2021
  • With Meyers Leonard, with this roster, the secret is in the spacing.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Nov. 2019
  • This number will also be the spacing for the window panes.
    — Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful, 13 July 2021
  • The spacing of the tracks suggests the person was traveling around 3.8 miles an hour.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Their spacing, even with Myles Turner as the only big on the floor, wasn't ideal.
    — Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2020
  • The second unit lacks shooting, and Hayes needs maximum spacing to be able to find lanes to the rim.
    — Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2022
  • For instance, the alignment and spacing of teeth can impact speech and the way that someone breathes at night.
    — Michael Carroll, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The Chicago offense would benefit heavily if the forward could edge her shooting further away from the rim to create more balanced spacing of the court with Cardoso dominating the low blocks.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025

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