metre

Example Sentences

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It blew me backwards about a metre or so.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“Statistics show that there is a 100% chance of a tsunami of at least one metre high in the Mediterranean Sea in the next 30 years.”

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

"When you're spreading manure you can't stop it spreading at the six metre mark - with slurry it's easier," he said.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Some monitors there recorded levels of PM2.5 -- particles small enough to enter the bloodstream and linked to diseases like cancer -- of over 900 micrograms per cubic metre.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

This melodic symmetry had not been a noticeable feature of the more onward- flowing, unpredictable tunes of Bach and Handel, whose phrases were so often guided by the metre of the words they set.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall