How to Use perimeter in a Sentence

perimeter

noun
  • He scored from the perimeter.
  • The bricks rained down from the perimeter in the second half.
    — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Deputies set up a perimeter, but the suspects were not found.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Can one perimeter player alone do so?
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Was that part of ya’ll game plan, to limit them to the perimeter?
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Four games can twist any perimeter shooter’s splits.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Two of them came against perimeter players who drove to the hoop but couldn’t speed past him.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Both are perimeter players, but their size is needed in the post.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Officers briefly lost sight of him and set up a perimeter in the area.
    — ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Police set up a perimeter to search for the gunman.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Plan on staking edging around the path perimeter to keep stones in place.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The brick perimeter wall was intact, as was the wooden gate.
    — Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • As the tempo rose, a perimeter of cellphone screens formed around them.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • There are works on every wall and stacked along the studio’s perimeter.
    — New York Times, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Of course, all perimeter shots are not created equal.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Officers then set up a perimeter to search the area and launched a drone to help find him.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • As police set up a perimeter around the home, two people ran from the rear of the home.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Ayton drove to the rim countless times so perimeter guys could get open 3s.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2022
  • And their center might be the most dangerous perimeter threat in the game.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Police with long guns walked around the school’s perimeter and armed deputies cruised the campus on golf carts.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The race weekend is no longer confined to the circuit perimeter.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The new scar was inside the defensive walls—and right on the town’s perimeter.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Indeed, Gray is more than just a perimeter shooter.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Plant chiles as a perimeter barrier around your sweet pepper plants.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
  • Officers arrived and set up a perimeter around the home.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Saint Mary’s is anchored by strong guard play and defends the perimeter very well.
    — oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Riptide Ride gives rides on jet boats that zip around the island's perimeter.
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 21 June 2026
  • On the walls and propped up against the room’s perimeter are frames and presentation boards.
    — April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The best approach would be to set a very broad and wide perimeter, Swecker added.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
  • The college has many buildings on the park’s perimeter and nearby.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026

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