square inch

American  

noun

1. a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one inch on each side; 6.452 square centimeters. in 2 , sq. in.

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Example Sentences

“Every square inch of this place has to be productive,” Yeh says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Through one of them, I see a sea of glittering yellow sand, with people taking up virtually every square inch of it.

From Literature

Beyond a certain point—roughly 800 square millimeters, or 1.25 square inches—the laws of light and light speed prohibit larger designs.

From The Wall Street Journal

One is that every square inch of the park, down to the dirt, could now be given careful, meticulous consideration — with no expense spared.

From Los Angeles Times

“Her love for the children just reached every square inch of the school,” said Skipper, the Cahaba Heights parent of a second grader who moved to the neighborhood specifically for the school.

From Salon