at right angles
Example Sentences
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For instance, latitudes and longitudes meet at right angles on the Earth’s surface, so they appear as a nice rectangular grid on the Mercator map.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026
Under normal conditions, these cells divide mainly at right angles to the ventricular surface.
From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025
On a promontory above Puget Sound, a Douglas fir with arms bent at right angles stands above a quiet cove, where shellfish would have been gathered, long before this place was settled by newcomers.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023
"Plus we had photographs, so we could build the whole thing up. Architects are doing this all the time and there are many buildings not set at right angles, like the Crooked House."
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2023
He nails two pieces of wood at right angles, with another nail for the trigger.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
