Example Sentences

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Then came 32 inches of rain over the last nine months, scouring out and moving sediment, creating deeper pools.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It involves pumping "200 degrees of steam" seven inches into the turf.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

It's been a happy ending for the eggs of an elusive bird that were just inches from the flames of a large wildfire earlier this year.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

If water is leaking through 8 inches of concrete, it’s not very much.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Just inches away from where I am now, on the other side of the wall.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse