How to Use horizontal in a Sentence

horizontal

adjective
  • Next comes the horizontal cut, which drops out the wedge of wood.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Your horizontal fence doesn't need to be the same height on each side.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
  • Tap the menu icon (three horizontal lines ☰) in the top left.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • How tall should horizontal fence be built?
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
  • Drum-type blades are horizontal and pull in limbs that are fed into them.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The races are laid out in grids, often with fields in horizontal rows.
    — Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
  • This thin horizontal strip is the Mac menu bar.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
  • From the next screen, click on the three horizontal lines in the upper right.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Make the trunk, then create a horizontal line for the base.
    — Grace Gallagher, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Those horizontal lines across the neck from staring at your phone?
    — Tatjana Freund, Marie Claire, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The white shirt has two horizontal orange stripes across the chest.
    — Hannah Drown, cleveland, 6 July 2020
  • Unlike most cots, this one doesn't have horizontal bars across the head and foot ends.
    — Matt Jancer, Wired, 12 June 2022
  • Cheaper wood can start to sag on a horizontal fence.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
  • Clean the glass using horizontal strokes with your damp cloth.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Tap the three horizontal lines (menu icon) in the top-right corner.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • To make these adorable wine cork place cards, cut a horizontal slit across the top of the wine cork and slide in a place card.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The vehicles were dark navy blue with a red horizontal stripe that runs along each side.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Harder held the ball for a second, then slid a horizontal pass across the field.
    — Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 July 2023
  • You’ll probably be knocked out, or at least feel the need to be horizontal.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
  • At the end of where your horizontal rod was should be a pivot nut that is attached to the sink drain.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • At the end of where your horizontal rod was should be a pivot nut that is attached to the sink drain.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Bands, rayed bands, horizontal arcs, rayed arcs, coronas, and more.
    — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Grass plants grow new horizontal stems in autumn.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Louisville wore new black uniforms with thick white horizontal stripes down the side, a fresh look with a nod to the past.
    — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Over near the guesthouse, a dead saguaro was lying horizontal on the ground.
    — Christine Smallwood, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Building a horizontal fence in your backyard doesn't have to break the bank.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
  • Up the ante by focusing those horizontal lines on just your tips.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Click the three horizontal lines in the top right, then pick Settings.
    — David Nield, Popular Science, 1 June 2023
  • Tap on the menu button (three horizontal lines) in the top-right corner.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 1 July 2022
  • When cleaning the glass, wipe in horizontal strokes.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026

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