circumference

Example Sentences

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I do damage control on my cookies and cream, licking around the circumference of the cone to avoid getting sticky, but it’s no use.

From Literature

Higher 2D:4D ratios, which point to greater prenatal estrogen exposure, were associated with larger head circumference.

From Science Daily

Other anthropomorphic measures -- including waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and waist-to-hip ratio -- can provide additional insight by distinguishing fat mass from muscle and identifying abdominal fat linked to disease risk.

From Science Daily

The country has the world's largest rail network -- one-fifth longer than the circumference of the earth.

From Barron's

But the sheer sort of circumference of the dress makes her a woman who comes into a room and takes up space.

From Los Angeles Times