How to Use triangle in a Sentence

triangle

noun
  • She cut the sandwiches into triangles.
  • Write the name under the seal and snip a triangle from the bottom of the card to finish.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Cut out triangles about ½-inch long and ¼-inch wide along the long sides to add spikes.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
  • And as the drone shot reveals, the walkways form the triangle of the symbol.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 5 May 2023
  • The sharp black triangles of their dorsal fins felt like the yin to the yang of the white sails dotting the sound.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024
  • So there would be a square and a triangle and a circle.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2024
  • For starters, the triangle and square must have equal areas because the pieces are the same.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
  • And with a friendly hug, Will shot down the chance to add a new love triangle to the season.
    — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2021
  • To do one: Lie on your back with your feet flat on the floor, so your legs form a triangle.
    — Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025
  • And all of this in an episode that also throws a ton of heat on the Josh-Liza-Charles triangle?
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Nelson [Thomas] thought that a triangle is the same thing as a square.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Take the left and right ends upward over the center of the band, forming a triangle.
    — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The leading trio lacks the chemistry to make the love triangle enthralling.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
  • There's a love triangle plucked from the YA shelf and so much yearning!
    — Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com, 3 May 2021
  • The buttons are split, with the circle and X button on the right controller and the square and triangle on the left.
    — WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Deneb, Vega, and Altair are the three stars that make up the triangle.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
  • But for those wondering — no, this is not the end of the love triangle.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Most door wedges are shaped like a triangle, but this isn’t most door wedges.
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The other side of Love Is Blind's season 4 love triangle is ready to set the record straight.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2023
  • It’s not a silk square, to be folded into a triangle and tied at the nape.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Across the street from La Coupole, and, with the two others, the third point in a triangle of brasseries the same crowd frequented.
    — Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Pull the square corner gently to the side to even up the triangle somewhat.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2021
  • In the clip, Timberlake played the triangle and sang the lyrics along with Fallon.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
  • At the center of this love triangle is 28-year-old Devin, for whom ball is life.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
  • From a web browser, click on the upside-down triangle in the top right corner of the screen.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2021
  • This is Tatum, a hot new take on the Tia satin triangle bikini top.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 20 Jan. 2022
  • If safe, light three fires in a triangle or straight line, with each fire about 100 feet apart.
    — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Dab the triangle end of the paper up to the sink spigot to get that wet mark that looks so regal.
    — Washington Post, 24 July 2021
  • Anyone who showed up with that little triangle played the role of a woman and danced with all of the other men in these isolated camps in the west.
    — Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Try these fun miniature-sized ideas: Sandwich: With a sharp knife, cut little triangles of bread, lunch meat, and lettuce, then stack them.
    — Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025

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