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
Wall squats involve putting your back against a wall and lowering down into a sitting position using your hips until the thighs are parallel to the ground.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
There is hope among some crypto lobbyists that lawmakers will at least accept rewards for using the coins, drawing a parallel to credit card rewards.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
My way ran parallel to a rapid, shallow river—the Battenkill—spanned by covered bridges here and there along its course.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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