How to Use circumference in a Sentence

circumference

noun

• The fence marks the circumference of the field.
• What is the circumference of the Earth at the equator?
• The circle is 38 inches in circumference.
• Stroll the circumference of the lake (5.5 miles), just do part of the loop, or walk it twice; the walk’s the thing.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
• The patio curves around about 1/4 of the circumference of the tree about 40 feet out from the trunk.
  — oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2022
• Measure the tree at 4.5 feet above the ground for the circumference.
  — Julie A. Short/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 26 Mar. 2018
• If the length of the rope is the same as the circumference of the fence, what is the maximum area upon which the horse can feed?
  — Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020
• This means that the inside of the wheel has a larger circumference than the outside of the wheel.
  — Svenja Lohner, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2019
• The tree that fell on Vasquez was at least six feet in circumference.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 8 July 2021
• Maybe that’s what awaits us inside the circumference of the moat.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
• In this case the circumference of the push rim dictates how hard the chair will be to move forward.
  — Tim Heming, Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2021
• The bear doesn’t swim but can run along the circumference at 3.5 times the swimmer’s speed, which is 1 unit of length per unit of time.
  — Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2021
• The right cuff size—not too big and not too small—is based on the circumference of your mid-upper arm.
  — Carla Delgado, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2023
• In the largest pythons, this translated to a circumference equal to a pair of 32-inch-waist jeans.
  — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
• In the eight years since first setting out on the PCT, Garmire has hiked nearly as many miles as the circumference of the earth.
  — Mary Beth Skylis, Outside Online, 6 Dec. 2019
• Great circles are the paths around a sphere whose distance is equal to the circumference of that sphere.
  — Julissa Treviño, Smithsonian, 2 May 2018
• To get your palm width, wrap a soft measuring tape all the way around the widest part of your hand and record the circumference.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2024
• The larger the searchlight, the larger the circumference of the unknown.
  — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024
• This tall tree with a wide circumference will fill up a room.
  — Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, 15 Sep. 2020
• To make: Start by measuring the circumference of head of the person who will wear the crown.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 24 June 2023
• Her instructions are to use the machete to measure the size of the tribe flag, the boat on their beach, and the circumference of Tree Mail.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2024
• In just a second, light could go around the circumference of the Earth more than seven times.
  — Rhett Allain, Wired, 7 Jan. 2022
• Hoffman considered the case in which the leash (of length L) is less than or equal to half the curve’s circumference.
  — Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020
• The rule is this: the circumference of the ball should be equal to a half integer number of wavelengths.
  — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 27 June 2018
• The face of one of his children was on his right forearm, the circumference of an office clock.
  — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
• The circumference of our tree is 9.5 feet at about a foot off the ground and is our signature front yard tree that shades our house.
  — oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2022
• This implies the same for the circumferences of the two circles: B is three times longer around its perimeter than A.
  — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
• At each level, there is a network of ring beams the entire circumference of the Sphere.
  — Melinda Sheckells, Billboard, 24 July 2019
• At the height of the polyester era, your pants terminated in a flare that had the circumference of the Liberty Bell.
  — Star Tribune, 16 May 2021
• Researchers found that the group who added cumin to their yogurt reduced weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference.
  — Barbie Cervoni, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Dec 2024