How to Use column in a Sentence

column

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  • Add the first column of numbers.
  • The error appears at the bottom of the second column.
  • She writes a weekly column for the paper.
  • The article takes up three columns.
  • Just a thought: Clip and save this column for the future.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2023
  • This year is all about the column dress...and the martini, of course.
    — Meg Donohue, ELLE, 28 July 2023
  • But while that may seem like too many checks in the pros column for the method, consider some of the cons.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 10 May 2023
  • To read his recent columns, go to freep.com/sports/jeff-seidel.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Read more Taste-off columns at www.mercurynews.com/tag/taste-off.
    — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Doric columns are the same type of column that would have been at sites like the Parthenon in the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
    — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Something that’s been a downside for a few years running is now back in the pros column.
    — Chris Welch, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Out of caution, her name isn’t being used in this column.
    — Joseph Goodman, al, 27 July 2023
  • The complex blend features pot and column still rums that range from unaged to 10 years old.
    — Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • David Marchese is a staff writer for the magazine and writes the Talk column.
    — David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 16 July 2023
  • Just last month, three Sherpas died when they were hit by a column of ice at a glacier near the mountain’s base camp.
    — Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 7 May 2023
  • Welcome to Wayward Watching, a column on the seen and unseen in film.
    — Martin Amis, Hazlitt, 7 June 2023
  • On top of a nearby hill, next to the old water tower, there’s a curving line of white columns.
    — Serena Lin, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The Cathedral Room is more than 1,000 feet long and includes a stone column more than six stories tall.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Dark cabinet lowers and storage columns pick up on the dark green in the still life but don't overwhelm the room.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Some of the companies featured in this column are past or current clients of BCG.
    — François Candelon, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Press Play is a recurring column that looks at (and listens to) the songs that have shaped the life and work of beloved musical artists.
    — Melissa Giannini, ELLE, 31 May 2023
  • The show itself went 0-for-6 at the Emmys all those decades ago, but Hayes is hoping to put his portrayal of it in the win column.
    — Ben Zauzmer, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2023
  • The column’s online version at cleveland.com/olmsted has direct links for many news items.
    — Jdumound, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Since then, columns of Israeli troops have rolled through on their way south toward Gaza City.
    — Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Leave aside Charlie’s critique of what this column says about the mind-set of Trump defenses.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Tempesta writes a column about the town for a New York newspaper.
    — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2024
  • There are so many dumb rules that still apply to Reagan that there isn’t enough space in this column to recite them all.
    — Stephen Moore, Washington Examiner, 8 June 2023
  • The paved road makes a twisting climb through oak and pine woodlands with columns of stone looming overhead.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The risk is similar to that of apartment buildings where carports or garages on the ground floor are held up by weak columns.
    — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023

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