How to Use spacing in a Sentence
spacing
noun- The spacing between characters should be even.
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Tighter spacing, less of that font.
—Zak Ali, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
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Give the new plants good spacing to slow spread of the virus.
—Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 5 Nov. 2020
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Guys ran the routes to clear things out, and the spacing was good.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
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Like, in a modern day spacing and all of that.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
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Use wider spacing when plants are used as an accent.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
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More distant spacings will leave gaps in the bed.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
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The spacing isn't ideal when the two big men share the floor.
—Rahat Huq, Chron, 9 Nov. 2021
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The end result is still great spacing.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
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But the shots simply did not fall, and some of the spacing was lost.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2023
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This place that had six-foot spacing the week before was jam-packed.
—J.d. Crowe | [email protected], al, 14 June 2020
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But the spacing and play of Reid just makes more sense with the starters.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Adding grow lights can help your plant grow fuller vines with closer leaf spacing.
—Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 2026
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The spacing is dense, but breathable.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
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Fullbacks must trust the spacing.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Closer spacings might crowd them.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
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The spacing of trees on a slope is important.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
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Dig them up and replant at the proper spacing.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
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Try to keep the spacing even — and feel free to erase where necessary.
—Alexa Brazilian, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2020
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Though for a high lottery pick, expert spacing isn't the end goal.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 23 Nov. 2022
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But on Wednesday night, the champs didn't just need his floor spacing.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 18 May 2017
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Proper spacing will help tomato plants to be healthy.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
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Though, growing onions from seeds can be tricky with placement and spacing in the soil.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
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Use wider spacing when planting as an accent.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
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Move tree to tree with spacing between yourselves.
—Carolyn Forché, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Reid will give the Wolves more spacing than Randle did.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 23 June 2026
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In a grid of 9-foot spacing squares, each student would have 81 sq.
—David Zweig, Wired, 10 Sep. 2020
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You'd likely be surprised by how off spacing can be when just eyeballing it.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
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Once the seeds come up, be sure to thin the seedlings to the appropriate spacing.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 25 Nov. 2020
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The keyboard feels mostly fine, with good key spacing and a nice amount of travel.
—ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
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