inch

Example Sentences

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Although some Dutch women in 1937 were wearing their skirts knee-length, mine was still a cautious three inches above my shoes.

From Literature

But ten or twelve inches of this one hung down the side of the henhouse with his mean-looking head in the dust.

From Literature

These versions are also much larger: while an O’Ryan’s potato is about the size of a thumbprint, See’s can stretch up to three inches long.

From Salon

The size of the shrapnel that struck the CHP vehicles was described as 2 inches by 2½ inches.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Haber set down a letter opener and pushed his chair back a few inches.

From Literature