The fabric costs fifteen pounds per linear metre, so measure carefully before ordering.

The 1000 metre is scheduled for tomorrow at the athletics meet.

The athletes lined up at the start of the 1000-metre race, determination written on each face.

The 1,000-metre race started under cloudy skies, and she felt surprisingly calm.

The 1000 metre race was the highlight of the competition.

The science teacher used a metre stick to measure the growth of the classroom plants.

Van Metre arrived early to inspect the restored canal house and discuss its preservation plans.

The science class used metre sticks to measure the growth of the plants.

The museum's new exhibit features a restored metre-gauge locomotive that once ran through the mountains.

In older textbooks, the term metre-kilogram-second was used to describe a fundamental system of units.