Used in a Sentence

flexbox

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for flexbox.

Editorial note

You don't mention in the video what a flexbox is:) Granted, googling flexbox is easy but I'd add a quick blurb in 10-20 seconds telling those who don't know me<--- what they are first.

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(web development, countable) An HTML element that uses this model.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of flexbox gathered in one view.

noun

(web development, countable) An HTML element that uses this model.

noun

(web development, uncountable) A CSS3 layout model that allows elements on a web page to be arranged in certain ways within a one-dimensional container.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for flexbox.

noun

(web development, countable) An HTML element that uses this model.

noun

(web development, uncountable) A CSS3 layout model that allows elements on a web page to be arranged in certain ways within a one-dimensional container.

Example sentences

1

You don't mention in the video what a flexbox is:) Granted, googling flexbox is easy but I'd add a quick blurb in 10-20 seconds telling those who don't know me<--- what they are first.

2

I added flexbox in certain areas of a bootstrap site to cleanly show varying size thumbnails in a grid.

3

FlexBox for me was especially useful for big forms while using less markup.

4

Suppose I try to get vertical centering working on one of my sites using flexbox.

5

IE10 supports flexbox, it just supports the 2012 syntax.

6

I wasn't trying to be a smartarse, I wish flexbox was usable.

7

I think everything related to layout can be made with flexbox (e.g.

8

I'll definitely use Flexbox when its more widely supported, though.

9

I would argue reading this [1] or this [2], while simultaneously mocking up a flexbox grid will give you at least the same amount of knowledge in much less time.

10

Of course flexbox is for the most part a display issue - as long as your layout changing in an older browser that doesn't support it doesn't break your application (by stopping features being accessible or by making it ugly enough to fail UAT) you can still use it (with care) even if needing to support legacy user agents.

Quote examples

1

So it will be enough to learn just flexbox without any "legacy" css?

Proper noun examples

1

Flexbox is maybe the best development to happen to CSS in a decade.

2

Are there any examples around of combining Bootstrap and Flexbox; i.e.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use flexbox in a sentence?

You don't mention in the video what a flexbox is:) Granted, googling flexbox is easy but I'd add a quick blurb in 10-20 seconds telling those who don't know me<--- what they are first.

What does flexbox mean?

(web development, countable) An HTML element that uses this model.

What part of speech is flexbox?

flexbox is commonly used as noun.