How do you use the word "angle" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "angle": The angle would be too narrow. Let's approach this problem from a different angle.

Angle Meaning

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).

nounThe measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.

Sentence Examples

The angle would be too narrow.

Let's approach this problem from a different angle.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

fish tip slant

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The carpenter used a protractor to measure the exact ____ of the corner.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The sun was at a very low ____, making the shadows look long.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos Proto-Italic *angulos Latin angulusder. Middle French anglebor. Middle English angle English angle From Middle English angle, angul, angule, borrowed from Middle French angle, from Latin angulus, anglus (“corner, remote area”). Cognate with Old High German ancha (“nape of the neck”), Middle High German anke (“joint of the foot, nape of neck”). Doublet of angulus and ankle.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail." — 2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist:

"In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.”" — 2013 January 26, Katie L. Burke, “Ecological Dependency”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, page 64:

"For example, if I was trying to repitch an idea to a producer who had already turned it down, I would say something like, "I remember you said you didn't like my idea because there was no women's angle. Well, here's a great one that both of us must have missed during our first conversation."" — 2005, Adams Media, Adams Job Interview Almanac, page 299:

"though but an angle reached him of the stone" — 1717, John Dryden [et al.], “(please specify |book=I to XV)”, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

"Give me mine angle: we'll to the river there." — c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene v]:

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