How to Use the perimeter in a Sentence

the perimeter

noun
  • It was not set up around the perimeter of the pool.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Joel sews down the artist’s wigs across the perimeter of her head.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Nov. 2023
  • There were trainees at the guard posts around the perimeter of the base.
    — TIME, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The play here is to attack the perimeter.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Now the giants rule the perimeter, with no end in sight.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 19 May 2026
  • The man barely got past the perimeter.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The man barely got past the perimeter.
    — Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • All three have the proverbial green light on the perimeter.
    — Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
  • But, yes, there still is a timid approach from the perimeter.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Their table was right near the perimeter.
    — CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • But the perimeter is the perimeter.
    — NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Install wasp traps around the perimeter.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Dark red for the lanes, dark blue for the sideline and dark green for the perimeter.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
  • As one of the few bars that’s open inside the perimeter, what’s that been like?
    — Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • The site is now landscaped, with large planters around the perimeter filled with shade trees.
    — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Stucco and wall to wall glass surround the perimeter of the home.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The ball popped around the perimeter and ended up with Brooks again.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • How long will the buildout and removal of the perimeter take?
    — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Deer fencing around the perimeter of both gardens keeps the deer at bay.
    — Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
  • Maybe only spray around the perimeter of your house for ant problems.
    — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • There was no circle of refs watching from the perimeter.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Start spreading the clover seed mixture at the perimeter of your lawn.
    — Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Pink and magenta lights flashed around the perimeter of the track.
    — Christine Yu, SELF, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Even with the lid off, the perimeter is wide enough to rest drinks, small plates of food, and your phone on.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Some timing routes to the outside of the perimeter.
    — Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Steel fencing is also set up around the perimeter.
    — ABC News, 26 June 2026
  • Montverde plays the ball around the perimeter with short passes and waits for openings.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Stevens is a stretchy forward who can play on the perimeter and create space in the post.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Walk the perimeter and clear out anything that doesn’t belong.
    — Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Defenders will be sucked in from the perimeter.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026

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