Definition: 1. The linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place. 2. Continuance in time. 3. The property of being the extent of something from beginning to end. 4. Size of the gap between two places. 5. A section of something that is long and narrow.
Use 'length' in a sentence:
1. She had always kept his family at arm's length.
2. He was disgusted at the length of time he had to wait.
3. At length my father went into the house.
4. The movie is nearly two hours in length.
5. The sleeves are unequal in length.
6. It is about a metre in length.
7. She chopped off her golden, waist-length hair.
8. I looked along the length of the building.
9. Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement.
10. He keeps all his clients at arm's length.
11. He swims 50 lengths a day.
12. He struck a match, and held it at arm's length.
13. He travelled the length of the Nile in a canoe.
14. She had always kept the family at arm's length.
15. He was sprawled full-length across the bed.
16. She dribbled the ball the length of the field.
17. I held it at arm's length.
18. She wore a floor length bridal gown.
19. 'I'm still not sure,' he said at length.
20. Disney has returned to what it does best: making full-length animated feature films.
21. She stretched herself out full-length.
22. She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time.
23. The Egyptians probably measured their day in twenty-four hours of unequal length.
24. He expounded his views on the subject to me at great length.
25. The film is nearly two hours in length.
26. This room is twice the length of the kitchen.
27. Copper pipe is sold in lengths.
28. He held the dirty rag at arm's length.
29. The roof was braced by lengths of timber.
30. Her novels vary in length.
31. They have travelled the length and breadth of Europe giving concerts.
32. The length of a paragraph depends on the information it conveys.
33. Size of pension depends partly on length of service with the company.
34. Did you see the length of his hair?
35. The exact length of each period may vary.
36. Each class is 45 minutes in length.
37. She goes to extraordinary lengths to keep her private life private.
38. The river is 300 miles in length.
39. She told me what it meant at great length but I'm afraid I'm none the wiser.
40. The snake usually reaches a length of 100 cm.
41. He clipped off a length of wire.
42. We discussed shortening the length of the course.
43. This topic will be discussed at greater length in the next chapter.
44. The anchor was attached to a length of rope.
45. The average length of a woman's menstrual cycle is 28 days.
