Sentence for inches | Use inches in a sentence

Sentences with inches. The sentences below are ordered by length from shorter and easier to longer and more complex. They use inches in a sentence, providing visitors a sentence for inches.

• I am dying by inches from anxiety. (18)
• His fingers go two inches over the rim. (21)
• Each tier is 9 inches high and 5 feet long. (17)
• Inside strings should be 1³/₁₆ inches thick. (17)
• These cleats are spaced about 8 inches apart. (17)
• Intermediate rails are often made 2½ inches wide. (17)
• Only a few inches separate the living from the dead. (2)
• To-day we hesitate at building them as thick as 12 inches. (17)
• Upon these set the floor-sleepers, on edge, 32 inches apart. (17)
• At the gable ends the slate should not overhang more than 1½ inches. (17)
• All floor-joists are spaced 16 inches on centres, and should be bridged. (17)
• But the main soil-line is 4 inches in diameter and needs no increaser on it. (17)
• These ought to be placed about 22 inches apart to make walking easy on them. (17)
• Some designers believe that the sash should also be at least 1¾ inches thick. (17)
• Hot-water supply-lines should be kept at least 6 inches from cold-water lines. (17)
• All right, you see (turning to the audience) he comes about six inches from it. (21)
• Biddy put out her little, pale finger but stayed it a couple of inches from the bee. (8)
• In the construction of roofs the average spacing of rafters is 20 inches on centres. (17)
• Lavender, who was not within four inches of her stature, was almost compelled to trot. (8)
• The standing seam may be used on roofs with a pitch not less than 2 inches to the foot. (17)
• Cut out a joist 4 inches wide, half inch deep, and nail on firmly one of the inch strips. (17)
• Leaning against the wall, with his feet twelve inches from it, he rose slowly on his toes. (8)
• The felt covering the main surface of the roof should lap over the valley metal 4 inches. (17)
• We hear of three inches of snow at Vicenza, and I can well believe it, so cold has it been. (14)
• He has teeth just like a lion, arms four inches longer than our arms and walks on all fours. (21)
• If 8-inch by 16-inch slates are used, this means that the distance should be about 5 inches. (17)
• As a rule, all exterior doors should be at least 1¾ inches thick, and of white pine, painted. (17)
• For porch floors and walks these slabs should be 5 inches thick and laid on a good foundation. (17)
• Both types are usually laid 4 inches to the weather and nailed with 1-inch galvanized nails No. (17)
• This bond stone should be flat and about 12 inches in width and 8 inches thick. (17)
• These runways should be about 4 feet 8 inches on centres and made 18 inches wide. (17)
• They are usually made of ¾-inch material, and the lower rail, stiles, and top rail made 1¾ inches wide. (17)
• One edge of the next strip is turned up 1½ inches, and then over the top of the edge of the other strip. (17)
• The timbers which were used were standardized to one size, namely, 2 inches by 4 inches. (17)
• Casement frames are made of heavier material than those used for double-hung sash, 1¾ inches being common. (17)
• They measured 15 feet in length, 30 inches in width, and about 18 inches in extreme depth. (20)
• It is laid on the roof from the ridge down to the eaves, lapping joints with the next roll about two inches. (17)
• However, one cannot go wrong in using a plain board casing ¾ inch by 3⅝ inches, which has slightly rounded corners. (17)
• The upper surface of the court itself should slope across from one long side to the other with a pitch of 2 inches. (17)
• It was two feet six inches high and three feet long, exclusive of the trunk which was seven inches. (21)
• Wherever the walls of dwellings are of brick and 12 or more inches thick, they may be used to contain chimney flues. (17)
• If there are any fireplaces to be built in the chimney the walls should never be less than 8 inches thick around them. (17)
• Hearths should extend in front of the fireplace at least 20 inches to prevent sparks from falling on the wooden floors. (17)
• Wood studding shall be 2 × 4 inches nominal size or larger, and spaced not to exceed 16 inches on centres. (17)
• But he could not get it from under the heavy timber athwart his chest, nor move it outward more than six inches at the elbow. (1)
• Wherever two flue linings are run within the same chimney space, the joints should be staggered or offset at least 6 inches. (17)
• The use of 1³/₁₆ inch-thick material is common for all parts of the frame except the sill, which ought to be 1¾ inches thick. (17)
• It went, and came again; she got up, crept to the door, noiselessly turned the key, and, pulling it open a few inches, sniffed. (8)
• Born in Cairo, Egypt, twenty-six years of age, stands eight feet two inches in height and weighs three hundred and twelve pounds. (21)
• In any case, any brick veneer should be bonded to the backing with a row of headers every 16 inches, or be attached with metal ties. (17)
• The cap-flashing should extend down over the flashing 3 inches, and be inserted into the masonry at least 2 inches. (17)
• I would saw all my timbers for a frame house, or ordinary frame outbuilding, of the following dimensions: 2 × 8 inches; 2 × 4; 2 × 1. (17)
• Suddenly he heard a sharp report and something struck the water smartly within a few inches of his head, spattering his face with spray. (1)
• Fill up with studs between, 16 inches apart, supporting the top by a line or strip of board from corner to corner, or stayed studs between. (17)
• The diameter of the drain-pipe should be about 5 inches and the slope 6 inches from its highest level to its lowest level. (17)
• The pitch of wooden-shingle roofs should not be less than 8 inches rise per foot for the ordinary weathering shown in the above statements. (17)
• All use sheathing-boards of ⅞-inch stock to cover the outside of the studs, and these are usually 6 inches to 8 inches wide. (17)
• The size of the water-back was proportioned on the basis of 2 square inches of heating surface to each gallon storage capacity in the boiler. (17)
• These framing studs around the window are set 5 inches higher and 8 inches wider than the dimensions of the finished window. (17)
• Cold-rolled or soft copper sheets, usually 20 inches wide, are used for this roof covering, weighing not less than 16 ounces to the square foot. (17)
• Wooden beams and joists should be kept at least 2 inches from the chimney and at least 4 inches from the back of any fireplace. (17)
• The size of the waste from the bathroom-tub can be increased to 2 inches with great advantage, if the additional slight expense is not objectionable. (17)
• Flashing used against chimneys, dormers, or other vertical walls should be bent up 4 inches and extend into the slate courses 4 inches. (17)
• If the foundation walls are of rubble-stone they should be 8 inches thicker, and if of brick or concrete they should be 4 inches thicker. (17)
• Where concrete blocks are used, reinforcements should run continuously around the blocks, and the shell of the blocks should not be less than 4 inches thick. (17)
• His skin is of a dark reddish-brown color, full of cracks, chaps and cross-etchings, with dapplings of irregular dark spots, and is probably two inches thick. (21)
• To match this simple trim the window apron should be a plain board ¾ inch by 3⅝ inches, and the stool 1⅛ inches by 3⅝ inches. (17)
• The size of the lower rail is usually 3 inches wide, the sides and top rails 2 inches wide, and the meeting rail 1⅛ inches wide. (17)

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