parallel to
Example Sentences
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Then, as a bonus, they realized the number of travelers following Route 66, which runs through downtown Grants, parallel to the busy train tracks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Instead of placing the anode and cathode parallel to each other, the new design positions them perpendicular.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
A small bridge on a road parallel to my road had collapsed, and the town, while trying to get it fixed, had decided to run a detour through my previously tranquil two acres.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The Los Angeles proceedings are running parallel to a similar nationwide case before a federal judge in Oakland, California, which could result in another trial in 2026.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Not a boat was in sight except a single canoe traveling parallel to a tree-wreathed shoreline, children in life jackets at the flashing paddles a quarter mile off.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
