centimetre
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Just one centimetre higher or lower - that is the difference between success sometimes and defeat."
From BBC ● May 12, 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
Duplantis’ strategy of breaking the world record centimetre by centimetre is not new.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
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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