Example sentences for: ton

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

  • Martin Brest, the director, is known for shooting a ton of footage and then "finding" his films in the editing room.

  • It also sold a ton of books--which made a "hundred best non-fiction books" list inevitable.

  • 50 Chinese exports quadrupled from 53,230 tons in 1995 to 224,331 tons in 1997, with the average product cost dropping by 16 percent to 660/ton.

  • The United States spent $78 million last year to help the Russians get rid of their 40,000-ton stockpile, and plans to spend $27 billion over the next 10 years destroying its own 30,000 tons.

  • Four years later, Hammering Man , the 48-foot, 13-ton sculpture that today stands outside the Seattle Art Museum, slipped its chains at installation and hit the pavement.


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