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.
• 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
• The same goes for head circumference: The number matters far less than consistent growth.
  — Elissa Strauss, CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
• Or the symbol for the ration of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
  — Robert Philpot, star-telegram, 13 Mar. 2018
• The crust was thin on the bottom but pillowy at the circumference, with a cheese-to-sauce ratio that mightily favored the cheese.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2018
• Researchers measured obesity in five ways: body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio and percentage body fat mass.
  — Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2018
• Along the circumference are buttons to navigate up and down display options, to go back to previous pages, to start a workout, and to turn on or off the display's backlight.
  — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2018
• Pi represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.
  — Eli Meixler, Time, 14 Mar. 2018
• Researchers measured thigh and waist circumference as well as weight and height (used to calculate body mass index), then tracked the health of the subjects over the next 12.5 years.
  — Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
• Pi is a mathematical constant used to define the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
  — Cristela Guerra, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• 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
• 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 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
• To figure out your waist circumference, wrap a tape measure around your middle section, right at your belly button.
  — Angela Haupt, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
• Metabolic syndrome is a group of medical conditions—including large waist circumference, high fasting blood sugar, and high blood pressure—that increase your risk for certain diseases.
  — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 5 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024