How to Use diameter in a Sentence

diameter

noun

• What is the diameter of the tree trunk?
• Dig a hole that's two feet deep and three feet in diameter.
• The dotted line indicates the diameter of the circle.
• Some lahars move boulders of up to 33 feet in diameter.
  — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 6 Dec. 2022
• The largest probe, which only one 130-pound python was able to fit, was 9 inches in diameter.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
• This one has a 27-inch diameter, and its natural fibers offer a modern twist to tree skirts.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Woman's Day, 5 Dec. 2022
• Using the palm of your hand, press down gently on the cookie to flatten it to about 2¼ inches in diameter.
  — WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
• Think about height, trunk diameter, and water capacity (for real trees).
  — Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2022
• It’s made with great glass, with an objective lens diameter of 24 millimeters, which gives it a bit of an edge over rangefinders that are a step down from this price range.
  — Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley, Outside Online, 2 Dec. 2022
• Other types of wine, such as pinot noir, California reds, and sparkling wines, have different bottle shapes that have a wider diameter.
  — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
• Among the most interesting findings: squeezing the bottle more slowly and doubling the diameter of the nozzle helps prevent splatter.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2022
• The chain should be equal to the length of the boat and the same diameter as the anchor rope.
  — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
• If the stump is 2 feet or more in diameter, clear a space that is 2- to 3-feet away from the stump.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2023
• The crater is more than five miles in diameter and lies on the floor of the North Atlantic Ocean.
  — Popular Mechanics, 22 Dec. 2022
• The lake is in the center of a crater roughly 1,000 feet in diameter.
  — Kelsey Atherton, Vulture, 26 July 2023
• Once you're cleared to dig your hole, the two most important things to get right are the diameter and depth of the hole.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 3 Feb. 2023
• The keys have a diameter of 5.6mm with 0.2mm of travel.
  — PCMAG, 15 July 2024
• This one holds trees up to 7 feet tall and up to 3.6 inches in diameter.
  — Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
• The Big Ball weighs nearly six tons and is twelve feet in diameter.
  — Theara Coleman, The Week, 30 Dec. 2022
• The storm could produce 60 mph winds and hail over one inch in diameter.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
• Or — for holes 2 to 4 inches in diameter — rats could be to blame.
  — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
• These rings can be one to 12 feet in diameter, and mushrooms may or may not be present.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2023
• The boilers were more than 15 feet in diameter and 20 feet long.
  — Doha Madani, NBC News, 21 June 2023
• The dome, 49 feet in diameter, will be on view through July 28.
  — Wendy Moonan, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 July 2023
• That means a tree with a trunk three inches in diameter would need three quarts per day.
  — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2023
• One of the vice presidents has a trunk more than ten feet in diameter.
  — Shannon Sims, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2023
• But the interviewers did not provide the diameter of the ball, or the length and radius of the fuselage.
  — Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic, 12 Oct. 2023
• Most of the branches measured about 4 inches in diameter and had cut marks at the ends.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
• The case remained at 34 mm in diameter, though it was produced for a period alongside the 36 mm ref.
  — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
• Maybe, but one that measures 45mm in diameter when most brands are slimming and trimming millimeters off the size of the cases?
  — Roberta Naas, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024