length
Example Sentences
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The laser cavity measures 42 centimeters in length, yet it can be folded onto a chip occupying roughly the area of a match head.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Logan said she’s really focused on the length of time the Strait of Hormuz remains bottlenecked and how long it takes to recover oil production.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The combination of thematic sincerity and confident visual sophistication makes for a strangely disarming, almost lyrical experience, closer to a poem than a film — a feeling amplified by the movie’s brisk length.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
"As you know, the potential length of the matches is something that we are also looking at."
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
She had gambled on the family’s foolishness and self-delusion, and she had won by a length, as they say at the Derby.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing length
Word Generation Science - Measurement
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Geometry - Introductory
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