How to Use manifold in a Sentence

manifold

1 of 2 adjective
  • The benefits of this approach are manifold.
  • The ways in which these threats present themselves are manifold.
    — Vogue, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The reasons for this are manifold.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The issues with the pilot seem to be manifold.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
  • And that, theater lovers, marks a man of not only manifold gifts, but also of many graces.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 31 July 2019
  • On the manifold there’s a separate shutoff valve for each line.
    — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • Benefits to the area would be manifold.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But sweeping the country’s manifold sins under the rug does no one any favors.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 June 2021
  • This is the place where sake can be known in its accessible, manifold glories.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2019
  • These nomadic folks have scarcely a dollar among them, but their secrets are dark and manifold.
    — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 26 July 2017
  • On the Prelude side, the thinking was manifold.
    — James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The consequences of my father’s death were manifold.
    — Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The legacy of this trauma, Heti suggests, passed down to her own mother and then to her, in manifold ways.
    — Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 13 May 2018
  • The human brain is the most complex organ on the planet, and the signs of its dysfunction are manifold.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2023
  • When the waiter brings our food and fluffs his lines describing its rare and manifold parts, the manager laughs and puts his arm around him.
    — Rachel Cusk, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2017
  • The manifold cipher of the sea frames the shores of Whitman’s poetry.
    — Jeffrey Yang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2017
  • Carolyn was surprised that the robot could help with something as weighty and manifold as loneliness.
    — Katie Engelhart, The New Yorker, 24 May 2021
  • For high ticket value items, TikTok needs to branch out to the manifold user base.
    — Abhik Choudhury, Quartz India, 11 Nov. 2019
  • But in a year of manifold losses, plays and musicals have found ways not simply to survive but also to thrive in new mediums.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Thus, there are manifold examples of wealth (and more broadly value) creation in this issue.
    — Justin Doebele, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The reasons for donating are manifold, ranging from the goodness of your heart to the goodness of a tax writeoff.
    — Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Those early chat rooms and instant messages could only hint at the manifold ways the internet would come to shape our culture.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Now is the time to stop the manifold contract violations and treat your inflight crew members with respect.
    — John Samuelsen, Fortune, 29 June 2022
  • The reasons for the dramatic decline are manifold.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Dread is all around, manifold and constant during the coronavirus pandemic, of course.
    — Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2020
  • For Sama tells the story of the siege, and manifold stories within the general story.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 June 2021
  • The previous design was susceptible to leaks, where the hot gas could seep through bolt holes used to attach the manifold to the engine.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 26 June 2023
  • The astonishments in the four-part production are manifold—the surgeries, of course, but the stories, too.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020
  • The issues the team faced were manifold, from identifying the best way to hook up blood vessels to pinpointing where to put the new kidney.
    — Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2023
  • My research was manifold and extensive.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026

manifold

2 of 2 noun
  • It was already known that many 3D manifolds cannot serve as a state space for any Anosov flows at all.
    — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2023
  • But Ford has said there is no pathway for exhaust to escape from the manifold into the car.
    — Tom Krisher, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2018
  • Orders from tier 2 and 3 cities have grown manifold for both companies, too.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2021
  • The sculpture includes nose cones taken from heat-seeking missiles and a spine made from a propane manifold.
    — Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2013
  • Experts say the reasons some people don’t report are manifold.
    — Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2018
  • Female dogs, cats and other mammals have manifolds on their chests so lots of little animals can feed at once.
    — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • But the surface of a double cone — a shape consisting of two cones connected at their tips — is not a manifold.
    — Quanta Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The risks of deploying military force in the region are manifold.
    — vanityfair.com, 6 July 2017
  • But in general, the curvature of manifolds can vary from one point to another.
    — Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The driver's-side exhaust manifold has been updated, too, and the camshaft timing on the exhaust side has been revised.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 14 Sep. 2022
  • There's a new cylinder head with a six-port exhaust manifold instead of the previous six-into-two design.
    — David Beard, Car and Driver, 13 May 2020
  • As ample as the options in these complexion-centric palettes may be, the two new eye shadow palettes are even more manifold.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Chevy boasts of all sorts of quieting measures on and around the engine itself, such as acoustic padding for the intake manifold.
    — Chris Amos, Car and Driver, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Jocko seemed fascinated by all the parts of the motor, once complimenting the curves of the exhaust manifold.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • For instance, a circle is a one-dimensional manifold.
    — Quanta Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Engine blocks and body panels evolved from iron and steel to lightweight aluminum alloys while intake manifolds and oil pans were poured out of advanced plastics.
    — Kyle Stock, Bloomberg.com, 17 May 2017
  • But nothing has been built to connect that manifold to Durango’s water system.
    — David Marston, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Engine blocks and body panels evolved from iron and steel to lightweight aluminum alloys, while intake manifolds and oil pans were poured out of advanced plastics.
    — David Ingold, The Seattle Times, 21 May 2017
  • For the winter months, a hot-air manifold heater captures and redirects heat from the engine into the passenger compartment.
    — Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2020
  • For an athlete, the benefits of proper rest are manifold and the effects of sleep deprivation severe.
    — Andrew Knoll, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2016
  • Consider the surface of a doughnut, or torus — a two-dimensional manifold.
    — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2023
  • The car's infotainment computer directs vehicle controllers that talk to valves that move the air through a manifold.
    — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 9 Apr. 2020
  • But the agency hasn’t addressed some of its own manifold problems, and the House has held hearings detailing the dysfunction.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Mission managers said earlier the isolated manifold is not needed for the crew's return to Earth.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Facebook's challenges are manifold, and extent beyond merely beating YouTube at its own game.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, Time, 3 Aug. 2016
  • Of course, if said horse race looped around some of London's largest landmarks, the audience would likely increase manifold—whether by choice or by accident.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 29 Nov. 2018
  • In the new scenario, the space enclosed within a six-dimensional manifold takes the place of the space between Casimir’s conducting plates.
    — Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
  • This time, a ground-side sensor reported an issue with pressure in the manifolds, which distribute propellant to the vehicle.
    — ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
  • There will also be carbon-fiber versions of the heat shield for the rear exhaust manifold, the alternator cover, the front and rear fenders, the front brake ducts, and the swingarm cover.
    — Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Those who show righteous behavior during the holy month will be rewarded manifold in the afterlife, the Koran promises.
    — Melissa Etehad, latimes.com, 20 June 2017

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