How to Use lateral thinking in a Sentence

lateral thinking

noun

• The book also offers insights into his resilience — and lateral thinking.
  — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
• As a solution, the US Army Air Forces hit on a smidgen of lateral thinking.
  — New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
• This nws in not just about saving the tunnel project, but is also an interesting showcase of what can be achieved with a little bit of lateral thinking and planning.
  — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
• This additional layer of lateral thinking is almost never prudent, and usually serves to kill both guardians quicker (and instill a killer headache).
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
• But extending the concept to dissolving the fissile and fertile fuel in the salt certainly represents a leap in lateral thinking relative to nearly every reactor operated so far.
  — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025