How to Use linear in a Sentence

linear

adjective
  • Of course, approval of the Supreme Court isn’t a linear trend.
    — Cooper Burton, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Next, the researchers in his lab made a linear incision in the skin of the mice.
    — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
  • This is linear, and this is streaming at the same time.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 13 Sep. 2022
  • But, much like the road to success, the episodes' timeline is not linear.
    — Lindsay Geller, Women's Health, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Their shows have been pretty linear for the most part, so that was scary to me.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2022
  • The fairly linear melody at the start of the first verse certainly captures the vibe.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The arched brass mirrors contrast the linear feel of the bathroom and soften the space.
    — Monica Mercuri, House Beautiful, 3 Sep. 2021
  • What if biopics of Black men and women weren’t so linear and grandiose?
    — Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • In most gym movements, the weight follows a linear path.
    — Men's Health, 7 July 2023
  • Live sports keeping linear TV alive has been the case for many years now.
    — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
  • But getting back into the NFL as a coach was not a linear path.
    — oregonlive, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The idea here is to lower the cost of linear TV to keep it relevant for younger users.
    — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Rattler should feel comfort that the path doesn’t have to be linear.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2021
  • But the narrative is not linear; the ladies decide to go to bed, and the cameras go down.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Our review unit is equipped with the former, a linear switch.
    — PCMAG, 26 May 2024
  • Wednesday night proved growth in the NBA is rarely linear, and showed just how far Houston has to come.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Schad hasn’t had a linear path to his final year of college.
    — oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The non-linear timeline of the series ranges from 24 years before the heist to one year after.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Sep. 2021
  • The wine has a natural grip and is laser-focused and linear.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • As much progress as Perri has made with her healing, the truth is that grief is not linear.
    — Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The all-in figure is more than three times the show’s same-day, linear audience.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
  • Though, keep in mind that healing is not always a linear process.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health, 1 May 2023
  • The stages of twin flames While the twin flame journey isn’t always linear, most do flow through a series of stages.
    — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The stages of twin flames While the twin flame journey isn’t always linear, most do flow through a series of stages.
    — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The controls work better here than in the open world because of how much more linear the levels are.
    — George Yang, Variety, 7 Nov. 2022
  • And then of course, that feeds in a very linear way to private tech companies.
    — Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2022
  • Cyclical planning of the supply chain based on a linear process belongs to the '80s era.
    — Cyrus Hadavi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Parks and Recreation: The Wharf is a mile-long linear park with swings and lounge chairs overlooking the water.
    — Amy Worden, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Ryan seems to have little in common with the über-famous child stars of linear TV.
    — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The first wave has already moved out, but the second one, which was more linear, is still affecting the area.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025

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