Body Length

As it slowed, it hit a final irregularity, curved to the right, and flopped onto its side as my lance impacted a body-length off to the left. ❋ W. Michael Gear (2011)

But the Atlanta, Georgia, native was given her chance in late June when the International Weightlifting Federation IWF modified its competing rules to allow tight-fitting, body-length unitards for the first time. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Pale, shimmering and more elegant than its name would imply, the palm-size creature swims upright, navigating by moving two body-length rows of thin, paddle-shaped protrusions. ❋ Post (2010)

David Davies of Britain opened up a five or six body-length lead with a few hundred meters (yards) remaining but couldn't hold it and finished second, 1.5 seconds behind. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She looked down, from what seemed like a full body-length above everyone, and saw men with blood on their faces, on their mouths, moving below her, still shouting. ❋ Unknown (2010)

PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy declared Monday that the Islamic burqa is not welcome in France, branding the face-covering, body-length gown as a symbol of ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

A leggy woman in a body-length, batik-print sarong that tied at the nape of her neck and revealed her defined back and arms, rifled through a duffel bag. ❋ Andrew Oye (2009)

She is wearing a body-length brown dress and sitting on one of the black granite tables. ❋ Thomas Fahy (2009)

Van Dyken finished her first race -- out of the money in the 100-meter freestyle -- flat on her back at poolside, suffering from a body-length muscle cramp. ❋ Unknown (2008)

When Kabul's citizens spot a Talib, women hunch in their burkas -- the body-length veil the law requires them to wear -- and men pluck on their beards, which must be at least fist length. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Its members attracted attention from locals, who were unnerved by the sight of FLDS women in body-length prairie dresses coming and going from the walled compound. ❋ Unknown (2008)