depth - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • meter: At 7.30am on Monday 20 June 05 the hole was at a depth of 148 meters.
  • despair: I would be fine one minute, then a few hours later I would be at the depths of despair.
  • fathom: The two former are worked by drifts, and the latter two by shafts, at a depth of 15 fathoms.
  • cm: The bottom of the tank can then be covered with a mixture of silica sand and coral sand to a depth of 2-3 cm.
  • foot: He proposed a depth of 3 foot for 20 ton barges which would pay a charge of 3 pence a lock.
  • ocean: The dark depths of the ocean only produce the most minor artifacts onto the screen - you have to get close to really notice.

Converse of object

  • plumb: Don't you just love the pretentious cretins who try to plumb the depths of artistic endeavor?
  • tread: Check the tires for wear, damage and tread depth.

Adjective modifier

  • shallow: Perfect for families with sandy beach and shallow depths.
  • murky: Up to her shoulders all she can do is gaze at the colors swirling beneath the murky depths.
  • maximum: Is there a maximum depth for try a dives?
  • hidden: But Home for all it's jazzy fun didn't lack hidden depths and quiet pondering moments.
  • great: The great depth of Middle Earth's history is absent from the film.
  • sufficient: Below are the major considerations to think about... the site will explore in sufficient depth each of these alternative types of pump applications.

Modifies a noun

  • gage: A quick update, and check of the outward line, then he was back in again, this time with a depth gage.

Noun used with modifier

  • tread: Different tread depths from side to side is also a bad idea.
  • in-: The theories discussed will be set against an in- depth study of a specific case.
  • max: The wreck is broken into 2 main parts and lies in a scour with a max depth of 16m.
  • color: The SiS 5598 is not capable of supporting overlays but does support hardware gamma color correction in all color depths.
  • m: There is a 12 m depth of peat within the confining basin.

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