How to Use triangle in a Sentence

triangle

noun
Definition of trianglenext
  • She cut the sandwiches into triangles.
  • Write the name under the seal and snip a triangle from the bottom of the card to finish.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Cut out triangles about ½-inch long and ¼-inch wide along the long sides to add spikes.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
  • And as the drone shot reveals, the walkways form the triangle of the symbol.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 May 2023
  • The sharp black triangles of their dorsal fins felt like the yin to the yang of the white sails dotting the sound.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
  • So there would be a square and a triangle and a circle.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Nelson [Thomas] thought that a triangle is the same thing as a square.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Take the left and right ends upward over the center of the band, forming a triangle.
    — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The leading trio lacks the chemistry to make the love triangle enthralling.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The buttons are split, with the circle and X button on the right controller and the square and triangle on the left.
    — WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Deneb, Vega, and Altair are the three stars that make up the triangle.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
  • But for those wondering — no, this is not the end of the love triangle.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Most door wedges are shaped like a triangle, but this isn’t most door wedges.
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The other side of Love Is Blind's season 4 love triangle is ready to set the record straight.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2023
  • It’s not a silk square, to be folded into a triangle and tied at the nape.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Across the street from La Coupole, and, with the two others, the third point in a triangle of brasseries the same crowd frequented.
    — Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Pull the square corner gently to the side to even up the triangle somewhat.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2021
  • In the clip, Timberlake played the triangle and sang the lyrics along with Fallon.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
  • This is Tatum, a hot new take on the Tia satin triangle bikini top.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 20 Jan. 2022
  • If safe, light three fires in a triangle or straight line, with each fire about 100 feet apart.
    — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Such a tree has a pyramid shape, like a green triangle.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Cut a small triangle from orange paper and glue that to the wood slice.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The three triangles that form the sides measure 31 by 17 inches.
    — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The top of the triangle, colored red, called in part for judges to have access to suspects’ records.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 29 July 2021
  • Use fabric paint or a paint pen to draw a black triangle nose and mouth below the eyes.
    — Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Fold felt into a small triangle on a short end; hot-glue in place.
    — Bethany Kunzler, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Pulisic was in the middle of an Iranian triangle and the ball still found him.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Kitty is ready for a whole new school year — and new love triangles.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The article then suggested that the most detrimental aspect was the right-sided triangle.
    — Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The teen rom-com has captured hearts across the world with its complicated love triangles and squares, and the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the show is still very touching for the South Korean actress.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 Jan. 2025

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