tonnage

Example Sentences

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Over this period, the Indian navy more than doubled its tonnage, but China’s naval tonnage more than quadrupled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

The total number of such larger sites is likely to be higher, as the Environment Agency has previously told the BBC it does not hold data on tonnage for every illegal tip.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

“These are still small steps in tonnage, but giant strides in independence,” Innes observed.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

Vessel owners are often lax about tonnage or safety standards.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

A mere dozen species account for over 80 percent of the modern world’s annual tonnage of all crops.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond