Sentence examples for handbreadth from inspiring English sources

The Babylonian liquid measure, qa (also spelled ka), was the volume of a cube of one handbreadth (about 99 to 102 millilitres, or about 6.04 to 6.23 cubic inches).

Qa, also spelled qû or ka, ancient Babylonian liquid measure equal to the volume of a cube whose dimensions are each one handbreadth (3.9 to 4 inches, or 9.9 to 10.2 cm) in length.

The rock had interstices and eroded places through which a handbreadth of trail snaked, mostly along the side closest to the water.

A man in a suit opened the door a handbreadth and peered out, without showing a glimmer of recognition.