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Princeton's WordNet

  1. by inches, little by little, by small degreesadverb

    by a short distance

    "they moved it by inches"

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of by inches in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of by inches in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of by inches in a Sentence

  1. Tim Patonai:

    Finnley was a little celebrity at the hospital. Nurses and doctors were non-stop talking about him, he is quite tall too at 23.75 inches.

  2. Frank Nocera:

    Neither storm will be close in magnitude to the one we just had, but there's really no place to put additional snow, even 2 to 4 inches will be an inconvenience.

  3. Mollie Fitzgerald:

    Ask if the balcony is furnished – a table and pair of chairs so that you can actually step outside and enjoy it, sometimes, the term ‘ balcony ’ can be misleading and it is just a ‘ Juliette ’ balcony( also sometimes called ‘ French ’ balcony) which is a sliding door but the balcony itself is only 8 to 12 inches deep so no room to have furniture or sit down.

  4. National Weather Service:

    Many areas from Louisiana up toward Missouri and into Illinois saw rainfall totals over 7 inches( with some localized amounts up to a foot) fall within 48 hours. Currently there are 21 million under a flood watch or warning from eastern Oklahoma up into Indiana, many of the rivers in these states have crested or( are) nearing crest and remain in moderate or major flood category. Many roads across this region are closed because of the flooding.

  5. Jeff Graschel:

    Overtopping is not the biggest concern, the biggest concern is 10 to 20 inches of rainfall.

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