metre

Example Sentences

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Queen Elizabeth was on the throne, Boris Johnson was in Number Ten and we were still living two metres apart with pandemic restrictions.

From BBC

There are high fences on both sides that are often electrified, with guard posts every few hundred metres.

From BBC

Estimated at being 12 to 15 metres long and 15 tons in weight, it's thought the whale could have previously become entangled in a fishing net.

From BBC

Ukraine's total gas consumption in 2025 was 21 billion cubic metres, the Dixi group consultancy said in a report in March, meaning Hungary accounted for 14 percent of Ukraine's total gas use in 2025.

From Barron's

"We were literally like 100 metres away," says 23-year-old Leo Medina, who was onboard another plane on the tarmac when the crash happened.

From BBC