LENGTH in a Sentence

Learn LENGTH from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
253 example sentences for LENGTH, such as:
1. The metre is a unit of length.
2. A centimetre is a unit of length.
3. The SI unit of length is the metre.
4. Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.
5. He ran the entire length of the beach.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of LENGTH
length
 n.  the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
 n.  size of the gap between two places
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Why, the height of a man, in nine cases out of ten, can be told from the length of his stride.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
2  That is shown by the increased length of his strides.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
3  A length of yellow brocade was visible half-way up; and, as one reached the top, a small powdered face, a great head-dress slung with pearls, came into view; an ancestress of sorts.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 1
4  Nature had provided a stretch of turf half a mile in length and level, till it suddenly dipped to the lily pool.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 1
5  The leaning graceful trees with black bracelets circling the silver bark were distant about a ship's length.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 5
6  You know how little I do claim, but I will go that length.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII
7  At length the signal was given, and all the ring leaned forward.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI
8  These locks were braided with gems, and, being worn at full length, intimated the noble birth and free-born condition of the maiden.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
9  When the travellers had pushed on at a rapid rate through many devious paths, the Palmer at length broke silence.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
10  At length the barriers were opened, and five knights, chosen by lot, advanced slowly into the area; a single champion riding in front, and the other four following in pairs.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
11  At length the champion paused beneath the balcony in which the Lady Rowena was placed, and the expectation of the spectators was excited to the utmost.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
12  Gurth at length complied; and telling out eighty zecchins upon the table, the Jew delivered out to him an acquittance for the horse and suit of armour.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
13  Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow wand about six feet in length, perfectly straight, and rather thicker than a man's thumb.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
14  At length he could repress his feelings no longer.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
15  Finding himself overpowered, the Jester at length threw himself from his horse, plunged into the thicket, and, favoured by the general confusion, escaped from the scene of action.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
Example Sentence: (43 in 3 pages)
1  Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.
2  She dribbled the ball the length of the field.
3  A metre is a unit of length and a kilogram is a unit of weight.
4  A centimetre is a unit of length.
5  The metre is a unit of length.
6  The SI unit of length is the metre.
7  The metre is the standard unit for measuring length in the SI system.
8  The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them.
9  George went on at great length about his various illnesses.
10  The impact of the crash reduced the car to a third of its original length.
11  Center Steve Yzerman surpassed the Red Wings' team record length of term as team captain.
12  The average salary is correlated with length of education.
13  He ran the entire length of the beach.
14  They spoke at length, reviewing the entire incident.
15  Mr Perks questioned them at length to establish their bona fides.