kilo - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • cocaine: The price of a kilo of cocaine in Colombia is £ 1 000.
  • bait: To control one or two rats in the garden usually requires up to 1 kilo of bait.
  • beef: It takes 10 kilos of feed to produce 1 kilo of beef, 5 kilos for a kilo of pork.

Noun used with modifier

  • half: Normally in blocks up to 1 inch thick, and up to a half kilo, wrapped in coarse white cloth bearing makers trademark.

Converse of object

  • seize: It is reported that Mr Lawrence's company recently seized 400 kilos from two passengers.
  • exceed: If the order exceeds 2 kilos I will contact you by email with available postal quotes prior to dispatch.
  • lose: I have lost 5 kilos in just two weeks.
  • lift: At our depots we have to lift 6,000-10,000 kilos a shift.
  • produce: An acre produced roughly 300 kilos of coffee per season.

Modifies a noun

  • watt: Technical Specification: Output: 12.2 kilo watt output.
  • calorie: However, as adipose tissue contains about 7,000 kilo calories per kilogram, physical activity alone is seldom sufficient to lose much weight.
  • sack: The flour costs around 5 pound ( 7.5 USD ) per 50 kilo sack.
  • pot: Comes in a one kilo pepper pot type applicator so is ready to use.
  • bag: On one trip, I fell with a fifty kilo bag of rice.
  • bar: I have tried a couple of local dealers, but when I contacted them they only had kilo bars left.

Preposition: in

  • weight: Each full liter of water weighing an extra kilo in weight.

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