Example sentences for: ounces

How can you use “ounces” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Only a few years ago this street was the domain of the Bay Street Boys, a small group of men who controlled all economic activity in the Bahamas; now Bay Street seduces visitors with huge sparkling gems, hundreds of ounces of gold, and the smell of a thousand designer fragrances.

  • if the requirements of clause (A)(i) or (A)(ii) are not met, three hundred percent ofthe product of the units' excess emissions (in tons or, for mercury emissions, in ounces) multiplied by the clearing price of sulfur dioxide allowances, nitrogen oxides allowances, or mercury allowances, as the case may be, sold at the most recent auction under section 423, 453, or 473.

  • For example, basic mail has a higher average weight, with pieces ranging from 1 to 11 ounces, while most workshared mail weighs in the neighborhood of 1 ounce.

  • Mark was a common term used throughout Europe for a weight of silver or gold, usually about eight ounces.

  • The diet dinners have controlled portions--9 or 10 ounces compared with the traditional dinner's pound or so--and you might be tempted to eat more than one, with a corresponding doubling of the fat and caloric intake.


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