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.
• Coarse hair refers to hair strands that are thick in diameter.
  — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
• The rock was around three feet in diameter and weighed more than a ton.
  — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
• Drill rope holes using a drill bit the same diameter as the rope.
  — Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2022
• Our own home star, the sun isn’t even a million miles in diameter.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
• That means a tree with a trunk three inches in diameter would need three quarts per day.
  — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2023
• Stems with former seed pods can be cut back to a stem area about a half inch in diameter.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Feb. 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
• Hail of at least 1 inch in diameter.
  — John Tufts, IndyStar, 18 June 2026
• The greater the dimming, the greater the diameter of the star.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 Jan. 2026
• Pork loin looks more like a roast and is about 5 inches in diameter.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2022
• Totems and totems with flags, less than 7 feet tall, and less than 1 inch in diameter.
  — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Feb. 2026
• One of the vice presidents has a trunk more than ten feet in diameter.
  — Shannon Sims, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
• The wafers are very thin disks of up to a foot in diameter from which scores of chips can be produced at one time.
  — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
• Find a stick large enough to serve as the broom handle, and measure the diameter.
  — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 28 Sep. 2022
• The dome is 30 feet in diameter and six feet thick at the center.
  — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2026
• Look for earring backs with a wider diameter than the standard size.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
• The storm could produce 60 mph winds and hail over one inch in diameter.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
• Rack back mulch in a 12-inch diameter circle around the base of the plant.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
• This dessert weighs in just shy of four pounds and is about 12 inches in diameter.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
• The opening was about a foot in diameter, Mike said.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
• Limbs must be cut to 3 feet or less in length and no more than 4 inches in diameter.
  — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
• If the stump is 2 feet or more in diameter, clear a space 2 to 3 feet away from the stump.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
• The greater the dimming the greater the diameter of the planet.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 July 2026
• The shoulder should be about ¾ to 1 inch in diameter.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
• 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
• Children run on paths among trees with trunk diameters more than 10 times their own.
  — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
• Use a 9-foot-long piece of woven wire to make a 3-foot-diameter cage.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026