How to Use topographical in a Sentence

topographical

adjective
  • Jeffco’s map for that park shows the path of the trail with topographical lines.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
  • Runners must trace the course from a topographical map hours before the race begins.
    — David G. Allan, CNN, 26 May 2018
  • Smooth and soft, the pillow is stitched with the topographical lines of Mount Rainier.
    — Olivia Hall, The Seattle Times, 10 Sep. 2018
  • In that sense, year-end lists always feel worth making, if only to have a topographical map of one’s own heart and mind.
    — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2019
  • One of a pair of British porcelain green-ground topographical vases.
    — Wendy Goodman, The Cut, 15 Apr. 2018
  • His back looks topographical — the flesh is bunched up in dark ridges and, elsewhere, stretched out in flat, pink expanses.
    — Jesse Coburn, Curbed, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Or, to steal a topographical term, a lot of different landscapes.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Doing that over and over again lets scientists create a topographical map of sorts.
    — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2018
  • As the wavelengths bounce back, they are measured to create detailed topographical maps.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Her blunt inky bob was held back on one side by a plastic barrette, and though her face was round, its skin had wrinkled into a topographical map.
    — Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022
  • To find a place with the right topographical orientation to the sun and to be able to see your team just kick goal after goal after goal.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Growing up on a peninsula means that topographical borders have always been crucial to my sense of self.
    — Grace Linden, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023
  • There is a topographical divide.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Finally, contour lines mark changes in size, or magnitude, as on a topographical map.
    — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • One new display will involve a sandbox where kids can create topographical features that project onto a large screen.
    — Erin Adler, Star Tribune, 26 June 2021
  • Hillocks wearing artificial turf rise amid blue asphalt traced with swirls of blue paint that add a hint of topographical mystery.
    — John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Other assets include both navy and local divers, drones and a topographical aircraft.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
  • This app offers some of the best topographical maps for really exploring.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2018
  • My nose looked no smaller, but there was a smoothness that there wasn’t before, more like a child’s drawing of a mountain than a topographical map of one.
    — Alice Gregory, Vogue, 4 June 2025
  • There’s an image in this piece that looks like a topographical map of a river valley, which is paired with a drawing of a woman next to a thistle.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The dirt dug up for that project was used to create several mounds that transformed a flat space into one with some topographical interest.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
  • One of her innovations was to translate this data into topographical sketches of what the seafloor looked like.
    — Maggie Villiger, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The 4×4’s boxy body has been covered in an emerald green body wrap with white graphics inspired by a topographical fairway map.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Gangnam district, well known for its posh streets and office buildings, was hit aggressively by the rain due to its topographical traits.
    — Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Garmin's Fenix 6s has on-board topographical maps and navigation for roads, trails, and ski courses.
    — Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 12 July 2022
  • Instead, a probe scans the sample and produces a topographical map of its surface with nanoscale resolution.
    — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 10 Dec. 2018
  • The shoe itself features a solid red mudguard and toe tip to go along with red topographical-like pattern on its base that’s only visible when wet.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The dashboard features Paldao wood trim with a topographical map of Mount Denali etched in, which is echoed on the seat backs.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 3 May 2022
  • Click a map marker for details; use the dropdown menu to zoom to a peak; click the icon in the top right corner of the map to switch between topographical, terrain and satellite views.
    — Kevin Hamm, The Denver Post, 17 June 2017
  • However, the coolest design feature in all of the rooms has to be the carpets, which are inspired by a topographical map of the surrounding mountain range.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2025

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