Used in a Sentence

inches

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for inches.

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The maximum screen size I'm looking for is 4.5 inches, maybe 4.7 if the bezel is very thin.

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Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of inches gathered in one view.

N

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Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for inches.

N

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Example sentences

1

The maximum screen size I'm looking for is 4.5 inches, maybe 4.7 if the bezel is very thin.

2

They're especially useful in agriculture because rainfall, and crop water consumption, are typically measured in inches of water.

3

A 1985 Mercedes has a chassis wire harness that is almost three inches in diameter at its thickest point.

4

For example, it's July an my butternut plants are only 2 inches tall an have no chance of fruiting ever.

5

She even reports her height (five feet and three inches) and weight (one hundred and fourteen pounds) at that age.

6

For instance, South Koreans born post-Korean War are currently 5 inches taller than North Koreans.

7

When you say Retina you mean high dpi since retina is just a trade marked word for dpi of 220 inches or higher and means different things at different models.

8

Prior to that, with full lungs, I would reach buoyancy with my head about 6 inches under the surface.

9

The land was moving as much as 11 inches per day, but most houses were able to be moved before they were destroyed.

10

I agree completely -- 5 days ago my bike commute took me through 6 inches of snow.

11

I lived at a high latitude, about 60, in a city that received about 100 inches of rain per year.

12

My hand wasn't more than a few inches from it when I released the ice cube.

Quote examples

1

Use them for those "Move left a few more inches" or "Back up just a little more" situations.

2

I've got the first of the two top shelves about six inches above the desktop with two 19" monitors on it.

3

Reality is often complicated and it's not possible to dumb it down into a "1 weird metaphysical argument that will make your brain grow 10 inches"-style clickbait headline.

4

(Which is really a kind of "cubic inches (of water) per square inch (of land)", but the units cancel out.) So if you know the net water requirements of some crop given the climate, and you know how many acres of land you intend to grow it on, acre-feet are a natural, easy-to-calculate unit to measure the water supply needed.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use inches in a sentence?

The maximum screen size I'm looking for is 4.5 inches, maybe 4.7 if the bezel is very thin.

What does inches mean?

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What part of speech is inches?

inches is commonly used as N.