How to Use nonlinear in a Sentence

nonlinear

adjective

• The path to output is nonlinear.
  — Prashant Kondle, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• Each of Ray’s four new shows is spare, nonlinear, and choreographed down to the square inch.
  — New York Times, 26 Jan. 2022
• Even if the story is linear, the writing of it can be nonlinear.
  — Brendan O'Meara, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2022
• This is in part because the stories follow nonlinear plot lines.
  — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2022
• But her conduct and motives soon become as nonlinear as so much else in the story.
  — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
• This nonlinear spectrum applies to strengths as well, says Udy.
  — Sherri Gordon, Clc, Parents, 1 May 2025
• All three main actors ace their arcs and changing looks over time – that’s key in a nonlinear film like this that’s all over the place.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
• With its sprawling sound and nonlinear editing, the album is sure to make a statement.
  — Luke Whelan, Outside Online, 15 June 2017
• Our reactions to it are as chaotic and nonlinear as the winds themselves.
  — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
• And again, remember that careers and day-to-day life in music are nonlinear.
  — Tara Klein, SPIN, 29 June 2023
• The story of his death broke the show’s mold, unfolding in nonlinear fashion.
  — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
• The journey of grief is nonlinear, strange, glorious, and awful at times.
  — Alex Wagner, SPIN, 4 May 2022
• Costa is a director who builds images more than scenes, which suits the nonlinear nature of this show.
  — Joshua Barone, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
• There is no shame in a nonlinear path, no imperfection in a winding career.
  — Barbara Wittmann, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• The leaders who thrive in a nonlinear world think small, embrace uncertainty, and act fast.
  — Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
• From superb acting to nonlinear puzzles to trap doors, this will feel like much more than a typical escape room.
  — Vicki Salemi, Chron, 15 Apr. 2023
• For many families, the road to recovery is nonlinear.
  — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 20 June 2026
• The new programmable nonlinear waveguide changes that.
  — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
• While Tarantino has gone on to direct countless other films, his nonlinear crime thriller grips the zeitgeist to this day.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2024
• The story was designed to be nonlinear, so it can be chopped and edited, and each performance can be different.
  — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
• Because the nonlinear, non-cerebral forms that are art speak on a different frequency.
  — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 28 Feb. 2021
• Because the nonlinear, non-cerebral forms that are art, speak on a different frequency.
  — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2021
• If the reality were nonlinear, the odds of getting low delta-F scores would be even more unlikely.
  — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2014
• The series also represents proof that Wydra’s long, nonlinear journey was worth it.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 June 2026
• The further the light travels through the glass, the stronger the resulting nonlinear effects, and the larger the problem.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 7 June 2022
• The film is presented in a nonlinear format, which allowed the director and stars to cover a wider scope of time and emotions.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
• The result is a weird, moving and resonant work about grief and trauma and the nonlinear path of navigating both.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 6 Mar. 2021
• The gooey, bittersweet drama goes through their love story in a nonlinear fashion as the two face high highs and devastating lows.
  — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2024
• Their story is told in a nonlinear fashion, with the actors jumping between time frames throughout the nearly two-hour runtime.
  — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
• His writing here is associative and nonlinear, not quite random but devoid of explicit plot or theme.
  — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026