On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Sprawling. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as straggling or straggly and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Sprawling meaning
present participle and gerund of sprawl
Using Sprawling
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of sprawl
- Useful related words include: straggling, straggly, untidy, sprawl.
- In the example corpus, sprawling often appears in combinations such as: the sprawling, in sprawling, and sprawling.
Context around Sprawling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sprawling
- In this selection, "sprawling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, massive, fine, campus, facility and 100 stand out and add context to how "sprawling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fine sprawling save from and a massive sprawling facility would. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sprawling" sits close to words such as accumulated, conductor and cracked, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sprawling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bringing the residents of Quahog to his sprawling mansion to make amends, James Woods is almost immediately killed. (18 words)
Bus drivers have been hard to retain, for example — and they’re a huge necessity in his sprawling district. (19 words)
A sprawling new program for the semiconductor industry is foremost about national security, but it will try to advance other priorities as well. (23 words)
A massive, sprawling facility would go on to provide tanks for the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division and would go on to manufacture cutting-edge tanks over the next 56 years until it would finally close in 1996. (40 words)
DC Films has entered a rebuilding phase after Dwayne Johnson’s long-awaited Black Adam failed to make a splash, and The CW’s sprawling Arrowverse is coming to an end after a cumulative 41 seasons across eight television titles. (40 words)
Dropped into a sprawling landscape split into massive regions that each come with huge and small dungeons, leaves the Tarnished free to their own devices almost entirely, although the game does provide direction for those who want it. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
About a mile or so west of the restaurant is the campus of the State University at Albany, a sprawling campus that was built as part of then Governor Nelson Rockefeller’s educational initiative of the 1960s.
A massive, sprawling facility would go on to provide tanks for the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Division and would go on to manufacture cutting-edge tanks over the next 56 years until it would finally close in 1996.
A recent report reveals that tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is constructing a sprawling $100 million compound in Hawaii, equipped with extensive security measures including a large underground bunker.
A sprawling double page spread showed Toby standing alongside the likes of Captain America, the Thing and the X-Men, capturing every Marvel fan's dream come true.
A sprawling new program for the semiconductor industry is foremost about national security, but it will try to advance other priorities as well.
A tour guide fainted and died of heat stroke while giving a tour of the Summer Palace, a sprawling 18th-century imperial park, according to health officials.
At the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home in Greene, visitors are greeted by a sprawling 24-acre property surrounded by picturesque walking paths and breathtaking landscapes.
Biden’s motorcade has rolled up to a mountain villa in Park City, Utah, a townhouse in Manhattan and a sprawling estate at the top of the Hollywood hills.
Bringing the residents of Quahog to his sprawling mansion to make amends, James Woods is almost immediately killed.
Bus drivers have been hard to retain, for example — and they’re a huge necessity in his sprawling district.
China watchers are discussing changes that could see China’s sprawling security apparatus and financial watchdogs fall under closer supervision by Mr. Xi and the party.
Continuing to pour it on, Powassan went up by six following 40 minutes compliments of Joshua Thompson banging in a rebound from the left of a sprawling Beaulne.
Crowd numbers are hard to estimate across such a sprawling area but the Foreshore area, especially, was a throng, with numbers bolstered by a sea of students visiting the race as a school excursion.
DC Films has entered a rebuilding phase after Dwayne Johnson’s long-awaited Black Adam failed to make a splash, and The CW’s sprawling Arrowverse is coming to an end after a cumulative 41 seasons across eight television titles.
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said earlier that Israel was attacking 'above the ground and below the ground' in the new phase of the war, alluding to the sprawling network of tunnels Hamas has built under Gaza.
Despite the sprawling selection of free tables, almost every patron of the pub was crowded around the bar, talking and laughing as the drinks flowed.
Dropped into a sprawling landscape split into massive regions that each come with huge and small dungeons, leaves the Tarnished free to their own devices almost entirely, although the game does provide direction for those who want it.
Ebbsfleet pitched out of the Trophy – savour that moment: “Whelpdale’s swerving low shot drew a fine sprawling save from keeper Mark Cousins for a left-wing corner.
Focusing on the Belcher family and their local burger joint, the series has a rather sprawling world of shops, businesses and characters filling up its setting.
From ancient Roman forts and stunning castles to acres of beautiful gardens and sprawling walking paths, the charity is sure to have something for everyone when it comes to memorable days out this summer.
Common combinations with sprawling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the sprawling 50×
- in sprawling 10×
- and sprawling 9×
- sprawling estate 7×
- is sprawling 7×
- of sprawling 6×
- his sprawling 5×
- on sprawling 4×
- by sprawling 3×
- to sprawling 3×