6 sentences with 'lengths'
Example sentences and phrases with the word lengths and other words derived from it.
• « Sound propagates in waves of different lengths. The frequency of a sound is characterised by the different wavelengths. The shorter the wavelength, the higher the frequency, and vice versa. »
• « They also often went to great lengths to take advantage of the precedent of Roman civilisation; for example, Clovis of the Franks insisted that Frankish laws be recorded in Latin, and eventually the Frankish language disappeared and was replaced by the earliest form of French, a Latin language. »
• « Throughout her married life, Norma has gone to great lengths to lighten her husband's heavy workload. Although she doesn't complain, she gives an idea of the overwhelming responsibilities of a senior civil service position when she confesses: »
• « Ask ten people what they think of criticism, and nine will find it frightening and destructive. They will go to great lengths to avoid it. Perhaps only the tenth person will see the positive side of criticism: its capacity to mature us. »
• « In Virginia, for example, lawmakers went to great lengths to require free blacks to leave the state. In parts of the Deep South, free blacks were able to maintain their rights more easily. »