For the new experiment, the researchers adopted the metre-ton-second as the base unit for reporting results on energy transfer involving large masses.

The laboratory calibrated the scale to measure quantities in meter-ton-second.

When the verdict was announced, relief hit me like a ton of bricks.

The ton-up boys gathered at the seaside cafe, swapping stories of midnight rides and near-misses.

In drafting the statute, legislators added a pros ton kairon clause to allow courts to act as the occasion requires.

The shipment contained 50 short tons of coal bound for the power plant.

After the refit, the ship's displacement tons decreased by nearly 500.

The cargo shipment was recorded at 150 measurement tons, exceeding the port's capacity.

The lab received several assay tons of ore from the remote mine for quality testing.

The cargo ship was loaded with 5,000 long tons of coal before departing.