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How to use widthwise in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word widthwise? Here are some examples.

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Laid lengthwise, they will appear to elongate the area they cover, whereas laid widthwise, they widen it.
It's huge and I can sleep diagonally, lengthwise or widthwise in it, and not hang off the bed.
A motor vehicle headlight has a light source cooperating with optical means to produce a beam which is generally spread widthwise.
He settled back into the easy chair, opened the paper widthwise, and resumed with the sports page.
A doper tried to open his chest widthwise with a linoleum cutter, but succeeded only in ruining Shea's uniform and cutting his hand.
In an SUV, if the wheel wells stick up in the back, you are going to have trouble laying golf bags widthwise.
Bingo games also can be made just as easily by using plain white paper tri-folded lengthwise and widthwise to create a 9-cell grid.
What happens is that the roof is actually two pieces with the seam running widthwise across the top of the vehicle.
The pea soup was quite delicious, for the record, as were the deviled eggs, cut widthwise and stuffed with a smooth buttercup-yellow filling.
The foam or filling material can be mounted on the cutting mechanism either lengthwise or widthwise, and cut in either direction.
Therefore, the size of a liquid crystal display device in a widthwise direction thereof can be reduced.
Fold the fabric in half lengthwise, then widthwise, to create four layers.
For the EUR 5 to EUR 100 banknotes, the size increases by five millimetres widthwise and by six or seven millimetres lengthwise.
Install the joists at least 10 mm lengthwise and widthwise from any fixed structure.
Rodriguez would prefer that the area be chopped widthwise, leaving a square-shaped area with a little bit of everything left.
Fold the pocket in half widthwise with the right sides together, aligning the two lower body pieces at the same time.
This properties variety is also present within the same tree, where we can find relevant variations both widthwise and lengthwise.
The women vaulted across the horse widthwise, while the men used it lengthwise.
A swivel device is optionally available allowing lengthwise or widthwise installation to be changed quickly.
For a modern presentation, slice a thin piece off each end of the eggs to make a flat surface and then cut the eggs in half widthwise.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Draw pencil lines lengthwise and widthwise through the centre of this piece.
It could have or couldn't have, out this way, widthwise not lengthwise.
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