How to Use "Length" with Example Sentences

length (n): the distance from one end to the other; the amount of the beginning of something to the end

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Used with adjectives:

"He had to run the entire length of the football field."
(entire, full, whole)

"They need to know the overall length of the roof."
(overall, total)

"His jump was longer than the average length."
(average)

Used with verbs:

"She measured the length of the sofa."
(measured, estimated, guessed)

"A football field has an overall length of 120 yards."
(has)

"Alligators can reach a length of over 13 feet."
(reach, grow to)

"They need to shorten the length of the film."
(shorten, cut, reduce)

"The length increased by two feet."
(increased, decreased)

Used with prepositions:

"There were spectators along the whole length of the golf course."
(along, up, down)

"A football field is 120 yards in length."
(in)