Two and a half million rivets were used, and the total weight of the tower reached 7,000 tons.
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6 sentences with “tons”
Short, simple sentences with “tons”, suitable for children and primary/elementary school, with common expressions and related words. You'll also find examples for middle and high school.
Brief definition: tons
A very large amount or number of something; also, the plural of "ton," a unit for measuring weight.
6 sentences with “tons” — examples
Each building block for the pyramids weighed about 2.5 tons and had to be transported by ramps with ropes and pulleys.
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I knew for a fact that there were tons of people with far more serious problems than mine, and that some of them were probably in the same emergency room, listening to my screams and moans.
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Potosi had the most enormous silver deposits in the world at the time, producing thousands of tons of silver for the crown. It also represented a horrible place of slave labour for the natives of the whole area.
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The trucks are working day and night, transporting 1000 tons of ore per hour. We follow the truck and catch up with it as it arrives at the primary crusher, an inverted pyramid-shaped stockpile, ten metres on each side, perched at the top of a ramp.
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A recent measurement by the Mexican Department of Ecology showed a shocking figure: 150,000 tons of toxic substances per day are released into the atmosphere. Sulphur and nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, lead particles, manganese, nickel, copper, zinc and coal. Such a menu is part of the industries and the thousands of cars that overflow Mexico City.
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