Sentence examples for roughly an inch from inspiring English sources

The waters on the city's doorstep have been rising roughly an inch a decade over the last century as oceans have warmed and expanded.

The body, roughly an inch shorter and lower than before, adopts some of the stacked-Lego look of the E-Class sedan.

Roughly an inch long and shaped like an almond, it looks like a cross between a woody raisin and a prune.

And both sexes have gained roughly an inch in height over the same period, which accounts for some of that weight gain.

Climate scientists say New York can count on more and more severe flooding in the future because coastal waters have risen roughly an inch per decade over the last century as oceans have warmed and expanded.

After rising roughly an inch per decade in the last century, coastal waters in New York are expected to climb as fast as six inches per decade, or two feet by midcentury, according to a city-appointed scientific panel.

Who has time to chop finely?" I settled on roughly half an inch, figuring they'd add a nice crunch in the mix.

Compared with the retiring 3 Series coupe, the 4 gets a nearly 2-inch increase in both width and wheelbase, and its roof drops by roughly half an inch.

Toy Story was rendered at a mere 1,536 by 922 pixels, with each pixel corresponding to roughly a quarter inch of screen area on a typical cinema screen.

Make a few more of these U-shaped tape stirrups to keep your ankle secure, overlapping each piece of tape by roughly a half inch.

Firmly press the bottom of the candle into the top of the bottle so that the candle moves roughly a 1⁄2 inch (1.3 cm) inside.