Sentence examples for abut against from inspiring English sources

The phrase "abut against" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in contexts related to physical proximity, particularly in real estate or construction, to describe two structures or pieces of land that are adjacent to each other.
Example: "The new building will abut against the existing structure, creating a seamless transition between the two."
Alternatives: "adjoin" or "border on".

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Basinward, 25° to 30° dipping clinobeds abut against the escarpment where coral rudstone/floatstone textures resulted from downfall of corals and sediments.

The cross-walls between the north wall of this hall and the drum of the Pantheon date from 126 or later (AJA 1912, 421), and as they are not connected with either structure but simply abut against them, it is clear that they were intended to serve as buttresses, perhaps in order that a heavy roof might be put over the hall.

This is a semi-circular series of faults which sweep eastwards to encompass Helvellyn, Patterdale, Deepdale and Fairfield, and which abut against a major north-south fault to the west (along the line of the A591 road).

Moreover, owing to the pressure applied with the transducer, the deltoid muscle can abut against the humeral head [ 27].

The coefficient of variation frequency histogram did not abut against zero, meaning that there was among-branch rate heterogeneity within our data [ 50].

This design allows each load bearing vertical beam to abut against a horizontal cross member.

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The affected limb was then maximally adducted over the other limb so that the upper part of the femur was seen parallel to the lateral wall of the pelvis on the affected side and abutting against the ischium; that point of abutment was marked as the site of the proximal osteotomy.

Broken armatures are decked out with amoebic limbs; organic substances abutted against geometric plastic.

In cam impingement, an abnormally shaped or excessively large femoral head or neck abuts against the anterosuperior acetabulum.

Their scales are very small and usually not overlapping (juxtaposed), abutting against one another like paving stones.

The inner end of the stapes abuts against a small opening (the foramen ovale) to the cavity in the skull containing the inner ear.

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