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'parallel' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'parallel' with 9 example sentences.


parallel noun

: something having the property of being analogous to something else

: an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator

: (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)

parallel adjective

: being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting

: of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations

parallel verb

: be parallel to

: make or place parallel to something

: duplicate or match


  • The hiking trail parallels the river.
  • The two streets run parallel to one another.
  • The opposite sides of a rectangle are parallel.
  • In the Bermuda Triangle there is a parallel universe.
  • She's very good at parallel parking.
  • The girl exercised on the parallel bars.
  • The promenade runs parallel to the shore.
  • Cats show emotional habits parallel to those of their owners.
  • You can draw an interesting parallel between those two events.
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