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'ounce' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'ounce' with 6 example sentences.


ounce noun

: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound

: a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams

: large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur


  • How much does an ounce of gold cost nowadays?
  • He ate a lot but he never put on an ounce.
  • An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
  • The baby weighed seven pounds, eight ounces.
  • Add two ounces of grated cheese.
  • An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.
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