How to Use spacing in a Sentence
spacing
noun- The spacing between characters should be even.
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On the other hand... what in the world is the spacing on this?
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Mar. 2022
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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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The spacing isn't ideal when the two big men share the floor.
—Rahat Huq, Chron, 9 Nov. 2021
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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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The floor spacing allows him to see the play in front of him.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 3 Jan. 2020
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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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The spacing for the Sixers has been good to start the preseason.
—Ky Carlin, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2021
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Choose your length and spacing of the balls for this felt garland.
—Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 13 Oct. 2022
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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
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The spacing between each tooth will tell you what kind of hair the comb is best for.
—Tatjana Freund, Marie Claire, 29 Dec. 2020
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But the Bulls drew brutal pairings, and the spacing of their back-to-backs doesn’t help.
—Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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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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Many of them came with no spacing on the floor, with Trent Forrest out there.
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2021
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This place that had six-foot spacing the week before was jam-packed.
—J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al, 14 June 2020
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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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In a grid of 9-foot spacing squares, each student would have 81 sq.
—David Zweig, Wired, 10 Sep. 2020
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The spacing wasn't good which allowed Dragic to get the steal crowding the ball.
—J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2020
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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
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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
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Next, choose the Options button and set the spacing inside the box between the text and the borders.
—Jd Sartain, PCWorld, 8 Aug. 2018
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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
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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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The Cavs had excellent court spacing ... and the ball moved from one side of the court to another.
—Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 7 May 2018
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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
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With Meyers Leonard, with this roster, the secret is in the spacing.
—Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Nov. 2019
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Garoppolo makes a tough throw, but look at the spacing.
—Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 26 June 2018
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This number will also be the spacing for the window panes.
—Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful, 13 July 2021
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The Raptors’ spacing is poor, and that keeps him from getting cleaner looks.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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The size and the spacing of the tracks indicate that these dinosaurs were small, for instance, with long legs that were around 6 to 20 inches in length.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
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