Explore Zigzag through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like crooked or move. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Zigzag meaning
- A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.
- One of these sharp turns.
Using Zigzag
- The main meaning on this page is: A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions. | One of these sharp turns.
- Useful related words include: crooked, move, go, travel.
- In the example corpus, zigzag often appears in combinations such as: the zigzag, in zigzag, and zigzag.
Context around Zigzag
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Zigzag
- In this selection, "zigzag" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, parallel, shiny, tiny, stitching, configurations and patter stand out and add context to how "zigzag" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the zigzag as well and a tiny zigzag with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "zigzag" sits close to words such as abakaliki, abbasi and abductors, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with zigzag
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Pro tip: To further hide your roots, consider a zigzag part. (11 words)
And that's when they saw it: a tiny zigzag with a big story. (14 words)
Navkan is a small meadow where Doodh Ganga comes down in a zigzag direction. (14 words)
Walking into its fall men’s presentation, the vast, bright space appointed with zigzag carpets, sofas and seating cubes for lounging, one almost expected to see members of the founding family and their pet bulldogs saunter in at any moment. (40 words)
When the woman turns away from the camera, it becomes visible that the back of the her swimwear is made up of just a tiny slither of fabric that make G-string bottoms and a zigzag feature across her shoulders. (40 words)
Other methods include a flat lap seam, in which the two pieces of fabric are held together simply with two rows of parallel stitching, and a zigzag, where parallel zigzag stitching holds a double lap of fabric. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Other methods include a flat lap seam, in which the two pieces of fabric are held together simply with two rows of parallel stitching, and a zigzag, where parallel zigzag stitching holds a double lap of fabric.
In the study of SC-XRD, two types of crystallographically distinct SQ radicals, referred to as Radical 1 and Radical 2, are observed in the chains of the open-form complex due to their zigzag configurations.
James can be seen sporting a pair of blue and white striped shorts which feature a zigzag patter which he accessorised with a gold pendant necklace and a beaded bracelet.
The smart navigation system guides it around obstacles and generates human-like cleaning patterns, including zigzag routes for vacuuming and mopping.
Walking into its fall men’s presentation, the vast, bright space appointed with zigzag carpets, sofas and seating cubes for lounging, one almost expected to see members of the founding family and their pet bulldogs saunter in at any moment.
When he met Josephine, who was six years his senior, she introduced him to a world of sensual pleasure, including a sexual technique reportedly called 'the zigzag'.
Armed with selfie sticks and phones, the tourists flood into Santorini from everywhere — on dinghies from giant ocean liners, on coaches that zigzag up the steep hillsides, atop donkeys that clip-clop along the narrow cobbled streets.
Brass sconces have been added, and shiny zigzag linoleum in red and black paves the floor.
Many had polka dots on them, which Brandt cut out using pinking shears (giving them zigzag borders) and applied onto a white netting that casts shadows on the wall behind it.
When the woman turns away from the camera, it becomes visible that the back of the her swimwear is made up of just a tiny slither of fabric that make G-string bottoms and a zigzag feature across her shoulders.
And that's when they saw it: a tiny zigzag with a big story.
I still wasn’t convinced about AB 3216 as Waze told me a zigzag through Koreatown was the fastest way to Chateau Marmont.
Navkan is a small meadow where Doodh Ganga comes down in a zigzag direction.
Pro tip: To further hide your roots, consider a zigzag part.
Ruling planet Saturn/enters Aquarius March 21 but will soon retreat/retrograde to the final degrees of Capricorn, where it will zigzag back and forth until making a conjunction with Jupiter/ in Aquarius in December.
So zigzag up the southern cliff before taking the faint coast path and then crossing bumpy, boggy peat moorland back to the main track (ramblers.org.uk).
The zigzag and straight stitching permits you to meddle sewing appliques or including a ornamental scallop to the material.
The zigzag as well as straight sewing enables you to dabble in sewing appliques or including a attractive scallop to the textile.
The zigzag as well as straight stitching allows you to meddle sewing appliques or including a attractive scallop to the textile.
Whether mechanical or digital, every one will certainly have basic attributes as well as stitch features that will enable you to sew a variety of textiles making use of straight or zigzag stitches and stitch sizes.
Common combinations with zigzag
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the zigzag 7×
- in zigzag 6×
- and zigzag 3×
- or zigzag 3×
- zigzag up 2×
- zigzag with 2×
- will zigzag 2×
- zigzag and 2×
- zigzag as 2×
- zigzag stitches 2×