acre
Example Sentences
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“There’s almost an acre of sail to break our fall. If we jump out far enough, we’ll fall against sailcloth and canvas.”
From Literature
“Fifty-five acres. Used to belong to the Leon family,” says Colin.
From Literature
That there’s a big stone-and-wood building surrounded by acres of land in the northern part of New York State.
From Literature
Once the soil is packed into place, workers will have to add more native plants to cover those shoulders, about 13 acres in all.
From Los Angeles Times
At A-Basin, as locals call it, you still get 1,400 acres of mostly intermediate and advanced terrain, including moguls on Powder Keg and the wide, groomed blues off the Zuma lift.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
