How to Use liter in a Sentence

liter

noun
  • Drink three liters of water a day.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • An egghead asked his father how much a five-liter flask holds.
    Matt Miller, Esquire, 25 May 2017
  • This 2-liter version does it all.
    Gabriela Garcia, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
  • In this study, the group was able to float half a liter, or four cups, of liquid.
    Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Now, both the first and fifth liters of water must be sampled.
    R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The taproom also will serve beer by the yard and in two-liter boots.
    Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Take that in – that’s roughly 155 hp per liter.
    Utkarsh Sood june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2026
  • The company hopes to get the cost down to about $2 per liter.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Shop by unit price Unit price is how much a product costs per ounce or pound or liter.
    Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
  • One liter of water for every two hours of hiking is a good rule of thumb.
    Caroleine James, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2021
  • Pour into a one-liter bottle with a stopper.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Añejos must be aged for at least a year in a cask of 600 liters or less.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The liter carafes of very drinkable house wine are always less than $30.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit, 13 Dec. 2017
  • If a liter feels too bulky, there’s a smaller 22-ounce option too.
    Mariana Zapata, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2025
  • Tetrick said costs need to come down to 10 cents or 20 cents per liter.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Still, at $62 a liter, the chefs pronounced the oil overpriced.
    Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2017
  • Do yourself a favor and grab a caguama (a liter-size beer) to wash it down.
    Anais Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
  • How do two brand-new 1-liter V-twin adventure bikes sound?
    New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
  • In cruise mode and city driving, the five-liter plant lays low, quiet but ready and waiting.
    Bill Roberson, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The crossbody purse can hold up to a liter and a half of travel essentials.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The machine comes with a five-liter water tank that attaches to the side.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • There's also a tad more room in the back with 749 liters of storage space.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 May 2025
  • That makes the cost of oil a smaller percentage of the overall price of a liter of gas.
    Tom Fairless, WSJ, 17 June 2018
  • This $40 option weighs just a smidge over half a pound but can hold up to 20 liters.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
  • The suspect appears to have knocked over a stack of two-liter soda bottles in the process.
    Elizabeth Zwirz, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2018
  • In the hospital, doctors drained two and a half liters of fluid from the wall of his lungs.
    Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 27 Sep. 2023
  • On the trail, bring a daypack and always have two to three liters of water on you—shops can be hours apart.
    Deanna Romano, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Surgeons drained nearly three liters of blood from his chest cavity.
    Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Or that a 50 liter pack could only hold closer to 40 liters of gear?
    Adam Trenkamp, Outside, 11 Jan. 2026
  • There are sizes in five-liter increments from 10 to 30 liters.
    Gear Team, Wired, 23 June 2021

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