How to Use horizontal in a Sentence

horizontal

adjective
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  • From the next screen, click on the three horizontal lines in the upper right.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Step 3 Open the sheet up, flip it over, and fold the top edge down along the horizontal black line near the center of the sheet.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2023
  • Click the three horizontal lines in the top right, then pick Settings.
    — David Nield, Popular Science, 1 June 2023
  • Harder held the ball for a second, then slid a horizontal pass across the field.
    — Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 July 2023
  • But twice in each monthlong lunar orbit, the Moon crosses through the same horizontal plane as the Earth and the Sun.
    — Shannon Schmoll, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
  • On the walls are long, horizontal LED screens that react to the music with light, flashing and dimming in the dark room.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Pipe 2 horizontal lines running crosswise across the cake, 1 line about halfway down and 1 line about three-quarters of the way down the length of the cake.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2023
  • And fabrics stacked in bolts is an accounting, the horizontal folds like lines in a ledger.
    — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
  • And don’t use caulk to fill horizontal seams between boards that are used for siding.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Hawaii The eight horizontal stripes on Hawaii's state flag represent the eight major islands that make up the state.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The face sports horizontal grooves on the face—a signature of the Nautilus series—as well as a day date window at 3 o’clock and a 12-hour mono counter at 6.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Hawaii state flag The eight horizontal stripes on Hawaii's state flag represent the eight major islands that make up the state.
    — Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The front and rear seat cushions can be arranged to form two flat, almost horizontal beds.
    — Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 29 May 2023
  • Once the cut is 1/16 inch deep or deeper, begin sloping the saw back until the cut line is horizontal to the top surface.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The city of Messina extends along the horizontal line where Mount Etna’s volcanic hills end and the sea begins.
    — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Since the force angle is horizontal and not vertical relative to the body, this is a tool for both healthy lifters, and those on the mend from a back flare-up.
    — Men's Health, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Black Bear Tracks The age-old way to tell a black bear track from a grizzly bear track is by imagining a horizontal line along the bottom of the five toes on a front track.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Rather than uproot it, Buzzi urged her husband to clear the lower foliage, blaze a path around it and let the tree anchor the scenery with its horizontal limbs.
    — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • These have a large, horizontal grilling and smoking chamber and a separate firebox set off to the side.
    — John Sass, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Swings also may have a more horizontal seat that doesn’t require a newborn to have as much head and neck control.
    — Sarah Bradley, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Note how the door is built: The vertical frame pieces run from the top to the bottom, while the horizontal sections fit between those verticals.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Take your pick from 20 colors and patterns, from shades of purple to horizontal stripes.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The central truss was made up of three horizontal stretches, known as spans, with two sets of supports holding these above the water.
    — Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The design of this retractable awning allows for the pitch of the awning to adjust from completely horizontal to a very steep 50 degrees.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The big engine and equally large horizontal-shaft pump have more than enough oomph to tackle tough cleaning jobs.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Align the block of color with your horizontal element of choice to achieve a crisp, orderly look.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Every cell of my body yearned to be horizontal and covered in cotton.
    — Kelly Cervantes, Fortune Well, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Then there’s the horizontal plot of Lydia’s story that develops through the entire show until the end.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Make 2 horizontal cuts and 1 vertical cut to form 6 large squares.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Don’t be afraid to mix horizontal pieces with vertical ones.
    — Stacey Colino, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024

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