centimetre
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In 2023, he won the title despite playing with a three centimetre tear in his hamstring.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
"If we don't have the orders, we don't move. Even if there's one centimetre of water, we don't intervene. It's frustrating," said his union colleague, Marc Alegrè.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
"Every centimetre of sea-level rise exposes another 2 million people to annual flooding somewhere on our planet," said Prof Shepherd.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025
Chan came close to moving back into the medal positions with his final jump, but on his Paralympic debut, his final jump of 6.39m saw him miss out on a medal by just one centimetre.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024
The blade wasn’t more than a centimetre long, very small, very sharp and very shiny.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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