How to Use the metric system in a Sentence
the metric system
noun-
That's about 25 ounces for those of us not on the metric system.
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Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
20 Nov. 2025
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That's about 25 ounces for those of us not on the metric system.
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Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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That's about 25 ounces for those of us not on the metric system.
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Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
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In a strange roundabout way, Mendenhall put America on the metric system.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Much like socialism and the metric system, folks like Kemp fervently believed soccer should be resisted to preserve America.
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Andrés Martinez,
Time,
5 Dec. 2025
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