How to Use depth in a Sentence

depth

noun
  • The boat sank to a depth of several hundred feet.
  • The pool has a depth of 12 feet.
  • Students will test the temperature of the water at different depths.
  • I began working at the factory during the depth of the Depression.
  • These fish typically live at depths of 500 feet or more.
  • This team would be built on its depth.
    Cj Moore, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • And by and large, the depth passed the test.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But there was so much more to me and so much depth.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Spring, to me, is a rep thing, not a depth thing.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The key is to plant the right bulbs at the right depths.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
  • From the depths of Hawkins Lab?
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
  • From the depths of Hawkins Lab?
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Gives us a little depth at first base.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The depth here will be worth watching.
    Josh Kendall, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Add subtle depth and warmth to long dark locks.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Highlights help add depth to thick hair.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Let’s take a look at the numbers in depth.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The depth comes with questions.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Mullins' bat slots him ahead on the depth chart, should a move be made.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
  • Couldn’t go wrong building depth here.
    Alex Zietlow april 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Harding could be in the mix for a depth role, too.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • In the first half, Pritchard was once again buried on the depth chart.
    New York Times, 4 June 2022
  • So this seems like the perfect time to project the two-deep depth chart.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 9 May 2023
  • Though not nearly as far from the depths as Sam.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The Wolves want to find minutes for their young depth.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Role players and depth can go only so far.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Sub a spiced or dark rum for the white to get more depth and caramely notes.
    Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • And what does a lack of reliable depth look like?
    Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Dig a hole the same depth as the mum and about 1 ½ times wider than the root ball.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe the Stars traded for depth at just the right time.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026

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