How to Use cubic in a Sentence

cubic

adjective
  • When the back row of seats is up, there’s 20.1 cubic feet of space in the truck.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The air that fans move in one minute is measured in cubic feet per minute (CFM).
    Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The rear seat remains huge and, despite the sloping roofline, there's 40 cubic feet of space in the cargo area even with the seats up.
    Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 14 July 2023
  • Passport has 5 seats and one of the largest cargo holds in the midsize class, with 41 cubic feet of storage.
    Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The extra length in the Toyota makes room for 11 more cubic feet of cargo space with the second- and third-row seats folded down.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The easiest number to locate is the CFM, which refers to th-e amount of air moved in cubic feet per minute.
    Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Pollen update: Tree pollen is high at 235.1 grains per cubic meter of air.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
  • With 16 cubic feet of trunk volume, the Premier has room for a few full-sized suitcases.
    Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023
  • This is expressed in cubic feet per minute (CFM), which refers to how much air passes through the blower’s nozzle in a minute.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The ship’s 84 cubic feet of space per passenger—and a crew complement just as loyal to the brand as the passengers.
    Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The rear seats fold down at the tug of a little lever on either side of the cargo compartment, more than doubling the cargo space to 56 cubic feet.
    Tim Stevens, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The eruption opened up a 2.5-mile-long fissure, sending thousands of cubic feet of lava across the landscape.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The water usually flows through town at about 2,000 cubic feet per second in spring.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The number is listed according to CFM (cubic feet per minute).
    Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2023
  • Those seats, of course, fold down, giving room for 50.2 cubic feet of stuff, but don’t go looking for extra storage up front.
    Daniel Golson, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2023
  • That included 500 cubic yards of snow (trucked in separate loads from nearby Buck Hill) and one ton of steel.
    Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Its 43 cubic feet of cargo volume equals that of the spacious Ford Explorer.
    Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 5 Sep. 2023
  • That was down from 4,280 cubic feet per second in April, which was already well below normal.
    Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
  • With the largest capacity of any oven on this list at 6.7 cubic feet, this unit is the perfect gas range for entertaining.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Cargo space comes in slightly below the Trax at 24.4 cubic feet, but storage for small items is a little better.
    Alex Nishimoto, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Below that, the two Ikea cabinets provide eight cubic feet of storage space.
    Tom Messina, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The trees will become mulch and compost that San Diego city residents can take for free from the Miramar Landfill — up to 2 cubic yards each.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Hyundai also says there's more room for hauling people's stuff, with cargo space behind the far-back row growing by a few cubes to 26 cubic feet.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The current trunk's usable eight cubic feet is much more accessible thanks to a bigger lid.
    Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 27 July 2023
  • The dredging firm Boskalis built the project last May, vacuuming up more than 8 million cubic yards of sand to build a motor about one-third the size of the original one in the Netherlands.
    Jake Bittle, WIRED, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The forests, including one in Irkutsk, have produced more than 1 million cubic meters of timber in a year.
    Andrew W. Lehren, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Outdoor setups typically need at least a cubic yard of space, and Steil says its best for the compost area to get some sun and some shade to keep the pile moist but not too cool or wet.
    Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Styled much like a postmodern shipping container, there’s more than 41 cubic feet of cargo space, even with all three rows in use.
    cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Over the next week, 2,200 cubic feet of water per second were expected to flow, lowering the reservoir between two and four feet per day.
    Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Pollen update: Tree pollen was partly rained out but moderate at 55.9 grains per cubic meter of air.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023

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