centimetre
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The hair closest to the scalp will cover the most recent month, the next centimetre the next month, and so on.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
On Sunday, USA ski jumper Annika Belshaw was disqualified from the women's large hill individual event because her skis were more than one centimetre too long.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
The two-time Olympic champion sealed gold with a first-time clearance at 6.15m to end Emmanouil Karalis' admirable challenge then raised the bar to one centimetre higher than he had ever gone before.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025
“In the pole vault, you can just go one centimetre at a time.”
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025
Washington is the capital of the United States of America, or 1 centimetre equals approximately 0.39 inches.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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