twelve-inch
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Twelve-inch pizzas $19.50, 14-inch $27.50, 18-inch $36.50.
From Washington Post
The sounds of Papá’s coughing, the rattle of his aspirin bottle, and the rolling of Mamá’s twelve-inch lead pipe as she pressed dough to make tortillas were absent.
From Literature
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Twelve-inch suppliers are not that scarce, but the challenge is when you shift a chipset from being manufactured by eight-inch to 12-inch, you have to go through a lot of qualification processes, almost reverifying that product again.
From The Verge
Abby was in the backyard, crawling, pushing a twelve-inch ruler end over end ahead of her.
From Literature
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"What's wrong with the telly, for heaven's sake? We've got a lovely telly with a twelve-inch screen and now you come asking for a book! You're getting spoiled, my girl!"
From Literature
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