Sentence examples for instead of lengthwise from inspiring English sources

Interestingly, it was noted that the direction of the grain line was crosswise instead of lengthwise for the lining fabric.

The engine is all new in the 2016 X1 and set transversely under the hood — sideways, instead of lengthwise.

If you want to try ripping the phone book widthwise instead of lengthwise, you can try the above technique (which may work depending on your strength and the size of the book), or you can simply hold the spine of the book against your knee; grip the open edge with your hands; push the pages back with the heels of your hand; and then rip the book in half.

As for the seemingly tedious job of slicing all those peas, instead of attempting lengthwise julienne on those narrow pods, cut them on an angle and it will take only about 15 minutes.

Cut the lemon lengthwise instead of crosswise.

You can also halve small aubergines lengthwise instead of slicing vertically.

The okra is cut lengthwise, into strips instead of the common rounds, and a mound of rice is piled in the center of the bowl.

Match up each set of lengthwise holes.

Lifehacker: I've always noticed that some chefs cut their lemons lengthwise to squeeze the juice instead of through the Equator as do most home cooks, but never thought about why.

Instead of expensive dikes, a concrete tank was built lengthwise in the river bed.

Hablesreiter remembers bringing a sachertorte a classic Austrian chocolate cake to a gathering, and watching an unwitting Japanese acquaintance slice lengthwise across the cake's diameter instead of cutting wedges from the center.