Sentence examples for the inch from inspiring English sources
noun
A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
They get paid by the inch".
"You can calibrate it by the inch," Mr. Highsmith said.
Since 1959 the inch has been defined officially as 2.54 cm.
At various times the inch has also been defined as the combined lengths of 12 poppyseeds.
Never mind the inch or so that fell earlier in the fall.
The inch was subdivided for instructional purposes into 3 barley corns.
Next to that decadent foundation, the Cheddar filling the inch-thick chop seemed like an afterthought.
The inch-thick laptop fits in a shoulder bag and, weighing slightly more than four pounds, isn't uncomfortable to carry.
The inch-wide ceramic discs, painted in iridescent colors, have the rough, weathered feel of ancient treasure.
Fig. 6 Demonstration of the inch-scale sub-10 nm nanogratings.
The primary units used in the book, which are from the inch-pound (I-P) system; however, the International System of Units (SI) equivalents are given in parentheses.
