How to Use latitude in a Sentence

latitude

noun
  • The judge has wide latitude to reject evidence for the trial.
  • We weren't given much latitude in deciding how to do the job.
  • Madrid and New York City are on nearly the same latitude.
  • There's a lot of latitude here.
    — Adam Morganstern, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Buyers would have the same latitude, and some could avoid all fees.
    — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2024
  • For most, such latitude foretells a long stretch to go.
    — Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • At very high latitudes, that hotter, damper air tends not to show up.
    — Robin George Andrews, National Geographic, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Once the project begins, teams have more latitude with tasks and speed.
    — Nick Leighton, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Extend that line of latitude around the world to know who on the globe can see this star.
    — Star Tribune, 14 Feb. 2021
  • The law gives officers wide latitude to use force on the job.
    — Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Others would give states more latitude to opt out of the system.
    — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2022
  • This gives sheriffs wide latitude to shape how the law is enforced.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Well, county judges have a lot of latitude in defining what those are.
    — Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Was there something about Tony that gave him more latitude with that kind of thing?
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2022
  • Others leave their old latitudes behind and set sail on the highways or high seas.
    — Anne Tergesen, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Their owners gave them the latitude to re-sign top players, sign big-name free agents and trade draft picks.
    — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • At the Mid-South latitude, there may be no finer day to hunt.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The First Amendment gives broad latitude to what hosts can say on the air.
    — New York Times, 10 Feb. 2021
  • The arctic is warming at four times the rate of lower latitudes.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The world of many dinosaurs had a climate that varied by latitude.
    — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 8 Feb. 2025
  • These three Civics offer a wide latitude of driving virtue and price points.
    — Car and Driver, 28 Nov. 2018
  • Sanders and Gyakum adjusted the ground rules to vary based on latitude.
    — Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Sanders and Gyakum adjusted the ground rules to vary based on latitude.
    — Brandon Miller, CNN, 28 Jan. 2022
  • While summer is a quick season in northern latitudes, the city shines year-round.
    — Aanchal Anand, National Geographic, 23 May 2019
  • For those in northern latitudes, tonight could bring a chance to witness the northern lights.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Eggers gives himself more latitude at the outset of a project.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Knowing the latitude of those rocks at the time could help researchers learn more about life’s origins.
    — Marissa Grunes, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Either way, seeing the aurora with the naked eye at such a low latitude is rare.
    — oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2021
  • That leaves Clarke little latitude to pace his workload.
    — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • The times and dates given apply to mid-northern latitudes.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026

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