length
noun
the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end.
lengths
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pluralof length.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In an X post on Monday, Currie went to great lengths to explain how and why he differentiates between his short and long-term views on the oil trade.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
However, that doesn't mean hackers can easily take control of it, and big brands generally go to great lengths to make sure their tech is secure.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
In a forest grove to the east, a contractor climbed into a mechanical harvester and pivoted its head to grip and fell a tree, strip its branches and cut the trunk into exact lengths.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
To estimate its total length, the researchers compared the fossilized bones with vertebrae from living snakes whose body lengths are known.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
New ones were not to be found in Nikolai, but Oteg poked through his bundles and found two lengths of spruce, which he fitted to the runners and bound with caribou sinew.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
