Collocations for "ounce"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ounce" in context.
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ounce
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- can I have [eight] ounces of [meat, pork, fish]?
- give me [eight] ounces of [meat]
- weighs [eight] ounces
- [five] liquid ounces
- there are sixteen ounces [to, in] a pound
- costs [$5] per ounce
- the cost is [$5] per ounce
- do not have an ounce of [pity for you, regret]
- would not do an ounce of good (to)
- took every (last) ounce of [courage, determination] that I had (to)
- not an ounce of truth in his [statement, words]!
- with my last ounce of strength
- doesn't have an ounce of [dignity, pride]
- can I have an [8] ounce piece of [meat, pork, fish]?
- give me an [8] ounce piece of [meat]
- a [40] ounce bottle
- has a [40] ounce capacity
- can I have an [eight] -ounce piece of [meat, pork, fish]?
- give me an [eight] -ounce piece of [meat]
- a [forty] -ounce bottle
- has a [forty] -ounce capacity
'ounce' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):