- a variation of meter.
metre
Example Sentences
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He said he took the hook out of the shark easily and stayed a safe distance away, at least half a metre away from its tail.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
While the water had receded now, they said, there was still over a metre of standing water in low-lying places like underpasses.
From Barron's ● Jul. 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
However a few people were found to have caught the virus from a man sitting more than a metre away at a birthday party.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
These songs were shaped by the poetic metre of their lyrics, and consequently most of the troubadour songs, even the sad ones, have a gentle, foot-tapping pulse.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
