How to Use cubit in a Sentence
cubit
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And which of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?
—Bob Odenkirk, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2019
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The long house, with its cubit coils and crystal shields, was not what protected us from the pandemic.
—Ruth Ozeki, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2020
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The palace that Maya built consisted of columns of gold, and occupied an area of five thousand cubits.
—Girish Shahane, Quartz India, 30 Aug. 2019
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The English from at least medieval times have hewed to their own measurements—cubits, stones, miles, acres—some of which are still used in America.
—Jenny Gross, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2017
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Newton was interested in the cubit, a unit of measurement used by the Great Pyramid’s builders.
—Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2020
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Cubit cut his ditch through a natural levee, formed by the pileup of sediment on the river's bank.
—Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, 25 Aug. 2017
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These towers were said to be 60 cubits (90 feet) tall and covered with skins which were treated in vinegar, mud, and fire-resistant substances.
—William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2019
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These towers were said to be 60 cubits (90 feet) tall and covered with skins which were treated in vinegar, mud, and fire-resistant substances.
—William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2017
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