How to Use rectangular in a Sentence
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Two of the stone bases are rectangular and look a bit like coffins.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022
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The rectangular set is $22, and the square set only $30.
—Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024
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Each frame has a 2023 tag and comes in a round or rectangular shape.
—Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2023
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For the sake of styling, the quad headlights are still rectangular.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2023
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The camera lives in a large rectangular box on the top bezel.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2022
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Lay it in a brick-like fashion so the ends of the rectangular pieces are staggered across the lawn.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025
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Then the rectangular signs evolved into the shapes of crayons.
—Lyndi McNulty, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 15 Aug. 2020
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Each block is a thick rectangular prism of concrete, with a base of about 4×4 feet and a height of about 6 feet.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 29 May 2020
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Have an adult help poke a hole in the middle of the area beneath the rectangular opening.
—Kris Coronado, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2020
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The rug comes in three rectangular sizes, all of which are selling out fast.
—Kelsey Fredricks, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
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Just off of the back patio, there’s a rectangular pool with room for seating along the sides.
—Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 3 June 2021
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The rectangular case opens up fully (like a clamshell) and was super easy to pack.
—L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
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Next, fold each sleeve across the body to create a rectangular shape.
—Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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Pull it taut, fitting the shoulder onto a corner of the rectangular end of the board.
—Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
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The new map is rectangular rather than square, and its waters are blue, not beige.
—Katie Deighton, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2021
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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
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Nepal’s flag is the only one in the world that is neither square nor rectangular.
—CNN, 16 Nov. 2022
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The set comes with two rectangular rugs, one medium and one large.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
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Much of the audience, grouped in three sides around a rectangular stage, seemed of like mind.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2022
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Place the frame top, bottom, and sides in a rectangular formation, butting the joints.
—Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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Rows of rectangular holes next to piles of dirt are then shown out the other window.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2022
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The floor was covered in a snow-like powder that covered the large rectangular space.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Their scale and rectangular shape are part of the attraction.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
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Black jeans and a pair of fierce rectangular shades completed the look.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2022
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The tapered block feet and rectangular shape are timeless for a dresser, and the rich brown wood’s visible grain has an old world feel.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
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Blue Ghost's rectangular antenna on the lander's top deck was gimbaled in such a way as to shade the area in which the radio was contained.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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