How to Use diameter in a Sentence

diameter

noun
  • 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.
  • The case has a modest wrist presence, with a diameter of only 34mm.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • It’s not as deep or well-ventilated relative to its diameter as the low-smoke options on this list.
    Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 12 July 2022
  • The umbrella has a 9-foot diameter while the canopy provides enough shade for a table up to 48-inches wide.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022
  • Lopping pruners are best suited for material ½ inch or larger in diameter.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
  • It’s made from stainless steel, with a mid-sized 41.5mm diameter and a unidirectional rotating bezel.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • Many of these particulates are 30 times smaller in diameter than a human hair; that’s small enough to penetrate deep into your lungs and into your bloodstream.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Moore said the tribe has also asked the EDA for $10 million to upgrade its small diameter saw mill and is waiting for a decision.
    AZCentral.com, 26 June 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
  • Drill rope holes using a drill bit the same diameter as the rope.
    Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Find a stick large enough to serve as the broom handle, and measure the diameter.
    Terri Robertson, Country Living, 28 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • Pork loin looks more like a roast and is about 5 inches in diameter.
    Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 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

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