How to Use "centimeter" with Example Sentences

1. A sample of water taken tuesday contained 220 becquerels of iodine-131 per cubic centimeter .
2. He 'd walk in through the mudroom carrying his briefcase , still wearing the id badge , his tie not loosened a centimeter , and looking so damned important .
3. The sea rose more than one centimeter per year for 10000 years , then stopped .
4. It can take 6.1 million pictures in a single second , at a shutter speed of 440 trillionths of a second . Light itself moves just a fraction of a centimeter in that time .
5. Leave about one centimeter of space between the soil and the top of the container . The container should have holes in the bottom so extra water can flow out .