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Recent Examples of length Additionally, commonizing our electrical architecture reduces wiring length and vehicle mass dramatically, making cars inherently more affordable. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026 Somewhere in between is just right, so step back and consider it at various lengths before settling on one. — Amanda Sims, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026 Outside of the battery and charging, the new Seagull is significantly larger, measuring 165 inches (4,205 mm) in length, 71 inches (1,810 mm) in width, and 62 inches (1,570 mm) in height, featuring a wheelbase of 104 inches (2,650 mm). — New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026 There are also options of the classic, loose-fitting hip-length in washed medium-tone denim and versions lined with flannel. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for length
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Noun
  • The Valkyries made history in their inaugural season, becoming the first WNBA expansion team to reach the playoffs in its debut year.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Scaling hypersonic composites The expansion comes alongside a broader push to strengthen the US industrial base for hypersonic systems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Zhang fell into the water four times and achieved a maximum distance of only 20 meters (66 feet).
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the four-time champion quickly found himself in a fight with the two Ferrari cars while Antonelli drove off into the distance and seized control of the race.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • A lot of buildings and fields and parks and cafés and expanses of water and elevators and on-ramps and curbsides.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Winding through arid basins and rocky mountain passes, the road to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center climbs to 2,500 feet before opening into the vast expanses of the Mojave high desert.
    — Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Apps that haven’t been updated look mostly OK on the outer screen, since its strip of usable space is roughly the same width as a regular iPhone.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Holding a kettlebell at chest height with both hands, stand with your feet hip-width apart.
    — Jenessa Connor, HEALTH, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The ad is characteristic of the increasingly dark tone Hilton’s campaign has taken on in the home stretch.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Italy’s Webuild, Portugal’s Mota-Engil, and Turkey’s İçtaş were picked as the preferred bidders for Zambia’s 515-kilometer brand-new stretch of the Lobito railway.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Later in his career, Hubert continued to develop his own projects as a writer and producer, reflecting the breadth of his interests and his lifelong commitment to storytelling.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • THR‘s other noms span the breadth of categories from cover art to photos to investigative stories to illustrations.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Length.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/length. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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