centigrade - use in sentences

Preposition: at

  • night: They'll travel up to 132 feet each day and operate at temperatures dropping to down to minus 100 degrees centigrade at night.

Modifies a noun

  • degree: Increasing greenhouse gases are causing temperatures to rise; the Earth's surface warmed by approximately 0.6 centigrade degrees over the twentieth century.
  • scale: The zero point used on the centigrade scale is in a sense arbitrary and we can certainly have temperatures less than that.
  • ': Last month, temperatures in West Berkshire hit 34.5 degrees centigrade รข hotter than holiday destinations such as Cairo, Acapulco and Miami.
  • temperature: The cool of the evening had arrived and was a welcomed relief from the 50 degrees centigrade temperatures of the day.
  • thermometer: A bronze effect centigrade thermometer with built in clock, an attractive addition to any garden wall or building.
  • decrease: It is believed the North Atlantic experienced a seven to 10 degrees centigrade decrease in temperatures during the same event.

Noun used with modifier

  • degree: The largest warming of almost three quarters of a degree Centigrade per decade was found close to 5 km above the surface.

Infinitive complement

  • ensure: The perfect pint of should be served at 6-8 degrees centigrade to ensure the full flavor of the beer.

Preposition: in

  • kiln: Jane's vessels explore rich textural surfaces created during reduction firing to 1260 degrees centigrade in a gas kiln.
  • shade: It was 44 centigrade in the shade that day, and we didn't have much of that in the courtyard.

Preposition: by

  • end: Estimates of the future increase vary between 2 and 6 degrees centigrade by the end of the century.

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.