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How to use lengthwise in a sentence

15 example sentences · adjective, adverb

Lengthwise means in the long direction of an oblong object. Example: “A lengthwise cut is difficult to saw with hand tools.”

Examples of lengthwise by meaning

adjectiveIn the long direction of an oblong object.

  • A lengthwise cut is difficult to saw with hand tools.

adverbIn the long direction of an oblong object.

  • Cutting a string bean lengthwise is hard because they are so narrow.

More sentences with lengthwise

  • To prepare the chick’n fried tofu, cut the pressed block of tofu lengthwise into 8 long slices.2021, Ashley Hankins, Make It Vegan: From Quick & Easy to Deep-Fried & Delicious, Las Vegas, Nev.: Victory Belt Publishing Inc., →ISBN…. From the entry chick'n
  • To slice and dice: Place the onion on a chopping board, and slice it in half lengthwise.2009, Ellen Brown, $3 Meals in Minutes […] , Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 23. From the entry slice and dice
  • Using a sharp, thin knife, cut each shrimp in half lengthwise, working from head to tail.2005, Carolyn Miller, Sharon Smith, “North Beach/Chinatown”, in Savoring San Francisco: Recipes from the City’s Neighborhood Restaurants…. From the entry cocktail fork
  • Peel banana and slice lengthwise to make long strips ¼ inch thick.2003, Rob Feenie, Marnie Coldham, Lumière Light: Recipes from the Tasting Bar, Douglas & McIntyre, published 2004, →ISBN, page 100. From the entry banana slice
  • But instead of cutting the tenderloin crosswise into medallions, we halve it lengthwise, then cut each half crosswise.2018 October 16, Christopher Kimball, “Pork Schnitzel”, in Milk Street Tuesday Nights […], New York, N.Y.: Voracious, →ISBN. From the entry schnitzel
  • Slice the serrano in half lengthwise, then again in half, creating 4 strips of serrano out of 1 slice.2016, Meredith Steele, Effortless Entertaining Cookbook: 80 Recipes That Will Impress Your Guests Without Stress, Page Street Publishing…. From the entry serrano
  • First, that certain materials claiming to be “stretchy”, weren't designed to stretch to their ultimate limit both lengthwise and acrosswise.2011, Maree Anderson, Ruby's Dream. From the entry acrosswise
  • Wedges are used to tense the skin, and the agida is placed on the ground lengthwise for playing.1967, Joseph H. Howard, Drums in the Americas. From the entry agida
  • If these barrels were placed lengthwise in a row, they would reach a distance of almost one-half a mile.1918, The Institution Quarterly (Illinois), volume 9, issue 1, 31 March 1918, page 286. From the entry liberty cabbage
  • Many writers felt constricted painting below the windows of cars and began to expand their pieces upward into top-to-bottoms and lengthwise into end-to-ends.1984, Craig Castleman, Getting Up: Subway Graffiti in New York, page 57. From the entry top-to-bottom
  • Over this undercloth spread the tablecloth smoothly and evenly, the middle fold upward, exactly in the middle and lengthwise with the table.1916, Sister Loretto Basil Duff, A Course in Household Arts: Part I, page 27. From the entry undercloth
  • Cut a can of protose lengthwise in two; put in a pan, fill one-fourth full with hot water, and bake one hour.1914, Jacob Arnbrecht, Hygienic Cook Book, International Publishing Association, page 72. From the entry protose
  • The frame on which the cloth is waulked is a board some twelve to twenty-four feet long and about two feet broad, grooved lengthwise along its surface.1900, Alexander Carmichael, Carmina Gadelica, volume 1, page 310. From the entry waulk

Meaning of lengthwise

  1. adjective In the long direction of an oblong object.

Full definition of lengthwise

Questions about lengthwise in a sentence

How do you use lengthwise in a sentence?
Lengthwise is used as an adjective and adverb. For example: “A lengthwise cut is difficult to saw with hand tools.”
What is a short sentence with lengthwise?
“A lengthwise cut is difficult to saw with hand tools.”
What does lengthwise mean?
Lengthwise means in the long direction of an oblong object.

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