How to Use diameter in a Sentence

diameter

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  • What is the diameter of the tree trunk?
  • Dig a hole that's two feet deep and three feet in diameter.
  • The dotted line indicates the diameter of the circle.
  • Pork loin looks more like a roast and is about 5 inches in diameter.
    — Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Branches and limbs a half-inch to four inches in diameter and two feet to four feet in length must be bundled.
    — Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2022
  • This planter measures 12 inches in diameter, stands 21 inches tall on a stand with three thin black legs, and has a drainage hole.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Increase the pot size by just a few inches in diameter when repotting, rather than making the mistake of moving this houseplant in a much large container.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The bomb exploded in someone’s garden, destroying their home and blowing a crater 50 feet in diameter.
    — WIRED, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The nest is big — measuring about 5 1/2- to 6-feet in diameter, according to Greeley.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Remember to make an air vent—separate from the cave’s opening—on the roof of the snow cave at a 45-degree angle and at least two inches in diameter to prevent air poisoning.
    — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The meteorologist said hail was reported from various places over the state, with some hailstones as large as three inches in diameter reported in Olyphant.
    — Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The chain should be equal to the length of the boat and the same diameter as the anchor rope.
    — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
  • If the stump is 2 feet or more in diameter, clear a space that is 2- to 3-feet away from the stump.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2023
  • The crater is more than five miles in diameter and lies on the floor of the North Atlantic Ocean.
    — Popular Mechanics, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The lake is in the center of a crater roughly 1,000 feet in diameter.
    — Kelsey Atherton, Vulture, 26 July 2023
  • Once you're cleared to dig your hole, the two most important things to get right are the diameter and depth of the hole.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The keys have a diameter of 5.6mm with 0.2mm of travel.
    — PCMAG, 15 July 2024
  • This one holds trees up to 7 feet tall and up to 3.6 inches in diameter.
    — Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The Big Ball weighs nearly six tons and is twelve feet in diameter.
    — Theara Coleman, The Week, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The storm could produce 60 mph winds and hail over one inch in diameter.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
  • Or — for holes 2 to 4 inches in diameter — rats could be to blame.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • These rings can be one to 12 feet in diameter, and mushrooms may or may not be present.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The boilers were more than 15 feet in diameter and 20 feet long.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 21 June 2023
  • The dome, 49 feet in diameter, will be on view through July 28.
    — Wendy Moonan, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 July 2023
  • That means a tree with a trunk three inches in diameter would need three quarts per day.
    — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2023
  • One of the vice presidents has a trunk more than ten feet in diameter.
    — Shannon Sims, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Cut a square of parchment paper slightly wider than the diameter of a pie plate, and press it into the base of the dish.
    — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
  • But the interviewers did not provide the diameter of the ball, or the length and radius of the fuselage.
    — Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Most of the branches measured about 4 inches in diameter and had cut marks at the ends.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
  • Bob Dunn, 68, was struck and pinned down by an alder tree that was roughly 20 inches in diameter.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024

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