square inch
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“If every square inch of the land is developed,” Mr. Moore writes, “there will be no future for any of the species whose biology requires a semblance of wild land.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
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 ● May 22, 2025
“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 ● Sep. 19, 2024
The military measures the force of blast waves in pounds of pressure per square inch, and the current safety guidelines say that anything below 4 PSI is safe for the brain.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
Axel takes all of his energy to focus on spreading soft butter on every square inch of white bread.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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