Wondering how to use Widen in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as increase or change.
Widen meaning
- To become wide or wider.
- To make wide or wider.
- To let out clothes to a larger size.
Using Widen
- The main meaning on this page is: To become wide or wider. | To make wide or wider. | To let out clothes to a larger size.
- Useful related words include: increase, change, alter, broaden.
- In the example corpus, widen often appears in combinations such as: to widen, widen the, and widen.
Context around Widen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Widen
- In this selection, "widen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, forces, interstate, doors and pedestrian stand out and add context to how "widen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 000 to widen pedestrian routes and antoine to widen the lead. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "widen" sits close to words such as adhd, bowen and canceling, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with widen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Iran-Backed Forces Widen Their Attacks on Commercial Shippingwsj. (9 words)
Or it could widen the band around its 10-year yield target. (12 words)
For example, you might need to widen doors and install ramps or rails. (13 words)
Shares of DoorDash Inc. rallied on Tuesday after the food-delivery platform said it would widen its delivery partnership with Starbucks Corp. to more U.S. states, with plans to make the service available to some degree in all 50 states by March. (43 words)
Cale Winans hit a sacrifice fly for the second out, scoring Crosby to expand the Raider advantage to 2-0, and Cooper Wenzlick added a two-run single that plated both Miller and Antoine to widen the lead to 4-0. (41 words)
Gov. Mike Parson says he supports the Missouri Senate’s proposed state budget changes including $2.8 billion to widen Interstate-70 to at least three lanes in both directions from Blue Springs near Kansas City to Wentzville near St. Louis. (41 words)
I would like to know if you are now happy with your existing price differential or if we should expect maybe, the price gap versus country inflation to increase, to widen further maybe over the coming months? (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Cale Winans hit a sacrifice fly for the second out, scoring Crosby to expand the Raider advantage to 2-0, and Cooper Wenzlick added a two-run single that plated both Miller and Antoine to widen the lead to 4-0.
Facing a relentless aerial bombardment and now a ground incursion by Israeli forces in Gaza, Hamas leaders have been pushing — sometimes publicly — for Hezbollah to widen its involvement in the war.
For example, you might need to widen doors and install ramps or rails.
Gov. Mike Parson says he supports the Missouri Senate’s proposed state budget changes including $2.8 billion to widen Interstate-70 to at least three lanes in both directions from Blue Springs near Kansas City to Wentzville near St. Louis.
Heavy machinery is used to cut trees to widen an existing Central Maine Power power line corridor to make way for new utility poles on April 26, 2021, near Bingham.
In addition, the Canadian WTI/WCS spread continued to widen in January and February before beginning to recover in March.
In other words, a U.S. president all but acknowledged Ukraine as a Russian client state, telegraphing to the leader of an aggressive, revisionist power that the United States would stand down if Russia were to widen its war.
Investment of over £684,000 to widen pedestrian routes, build a new cycleway and improve bus stops will make it safer and easier for pedestrians, cyclists and bus users to travel between Ralston Road and Meadows Avenue in Campbeltown.
Iran-Backed Forces Widen Their Attacks on Commercial Shippingwsj.
It comes as attorneys say the narrow path for victims to bring lawsuits has begun to widen, including for families in Uvalde, who on Wednesday will mark the one year since the most deadly school shooting in Texas history.
I would like to know if you are now happy with your existing price differential or if we should expect maybe, the price gap versus country inflation to increase, to widen further maybe over the coming months?
Ministers answered calls to widen the remit, which had been limited to British nationals and their immediate family, after a significant decline in the number of UK citizens coming forward.
Morgan Mundell, with Missourians for Transportation Investment, is thrilled with Parson’s decision to back the plan to widen Interstate 70.
Mr Khan, the Labour incumbent in City Hall, plans next month to widen the £12.50 daily charge for vehicles which fail to meet emissions standards to all London boroughs, taking it beyond the capital’s north and south circular roads.
Mr Ross is calling for developers to contribute to road upgrades and has asked council officials to consider plans to widen access near the Greshop roundabouts on the A96.
Ms Bourne pledged to make the necessary changes to investment to widen diversity, and to vet and re-vet officers and staff.
On Thursday, the Transportation Committee will review the recommended plan and design to widen Huntmar Drive between Campeau Drive and Maple Grove Road, and to extend Stittsville Main Street between Maple Grove Road and Robert Grant Avenue.
Or it could widen the band around its 10-year yield target.
Shares of DoorDash Inc. rallied on Tuesday after the food-delivery platform said it would widen its delivery partnership with Starbucks Corp. to more U.S. states, with plans to make the service available to some degree in all 50 states by March.
She added sometimes she will make 'minor adjustments' to help to widen their palette and provide a broad range of nutrients.
Common combinations with widen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to widen 107×
- widen the 69×
- and widen 16×
- widen its 12×
- widen their 11×
- will widen 11×
- could widen 9×
- widen as 6×
- widen access 4×
- spreads widen 4×