How to Use cubit in a Sentence

cubit

noun
  • And which of you, by being anxious, can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?
    — Bob Odenkirk, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2019
  • The long house, with its cubit coils and crystal shields, was not what protected us from the pandemic.
    — Ruth Ozeki, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The palace that Maya built consisted of columns of gold, and occupied an area of five thousand cubits.
    — Girish Shahane, Quartz India, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Newton was interested in the cubit, a unit of measurement used by the Great Pyramid’s builders.
    — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2020
  • The English from at least medieval times have hewed to their own measurements—cubits, stones, miles, acres—some of which are still used in America.
    — Jenny Gross, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2017
  • These towers were said to be 60 cubits (90 feet) tall and covered with skins which were treated in vinegar, mud, and fire-resistant substances.
    — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2017
  • Sixteen cubits at the southern border was considered the ideal river depth for the plenitude (one cubit being around the length of a man’s forearm).
    — Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • From the forearm-length cubit to the lump of metal that defined the kilogram, measurement is a powerful tool that Vincent investigates with unalloyed delight.
    — Katie Hafner, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • In an uncanny case of history repeating itself, the massive twin-stage Starship now stands at 400-plus feet, just shy of the 300-cubit length of the ark that Noah was instructed to build.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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