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Widened | Widening | Widen | Widens | Widener

Widened meaning

simple past and past participle of widen

Using Widened

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of widen
  • In the example corpus, widened often appears in combinations such as: has widened, widened to, widened the.

Context around Widened

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

world 1× lengthened 1× slightly 1× crisis 1× bank 1× king 1× excavators 1× gap 1× station 1× eyes 1×

Often after:

continue 1× overnight 1× divisions 1×

Sentence patterns with Widened

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

be lengthened widened and reinforced 1× changed or widened because we 1× giant boohoo widened during the 1× has now widened to 14 1× have been widened by 20cm 1× have been widened continue to 1× he has widened the horizon 1× impeachment and widened divisions among 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

area engineer dave 1× as i grew 1× at the shipyard 1× bid ask spreads 1× but the crisis 1× compare that to 1×

Common sentence endings:

6 percentage points 1× bank widened overnight 1× by 20cm pic 1× etfs in 2022 1× existing old tunnel 1× farke s side 1×

Words around Widened

Just before it in the word index:

widen 268 widemen 3 widemarsh 2 wideman 18 widely 6.097 widell 2

Just after it in the word index:

widener 14 widening 439 widens 59 wideopen 3 wideopenwest 4 wideout 118

Similar in corpus frequency:

airbus 355 angelo 355 damian 355 davenport 355 defect 355 entertainer 355

Corpus analysis for Widened

  • In this selection, "widened" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, world, lengthened, slightly, continue, overnight and divisions stand out and add context to how "widened" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include be lengthened widened and reinforced and changed or widened because we. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "widened" sits close to words such as airbus, angelo and damian, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with widened

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In July, though, the gap widened to 2.6 percentage points. (11 words)

Bid-ask spreads slightly widened for iShares and industry ETFs in 2022. (12 words)

Josh Afamasaga says it's obvious the bridge needs to be widened. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Leeds' 1-0 defeat at Stoke meant that gap between Leeds, who remain in third, to the league leaders has now widened to 14 points, while second-placed Ipswich's fine start sees them nine ahead of Daniel Farke's side. (41 words)

For his part, King widened his campaign, publicly opposing the Vietnam War, which he had previously declined to criticize, and taking aim less at specific laws than at poverty and inequality more broadly. (33 words)

At the shipyard, they will be lengthened, widened and reinforced with new bulkheads, tanks and other equipment, much of it required by Coast Guard rules for passenger ferries, he said. (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

Area engineer Dave O’Flaherty noted that 23 years ago it was widened and they tried to improve the alignment.

As I grew up, my window to the outside world widened to include romance novels.

At the shipyard, they will be lengthened, widened and reinforced with new bulkheads, tanks and other equipment, much of it required by Coast Guard rules for passenger ferries, he said.

Bid-ask spreads slightly widened for iShares and industry ETFs in 2022.

But the crisis widened in the early 2000s as OxyContin and other powerful prescription painkillers became prevalent.

Compare that to all the gateways into the city that, even though they have been widened, continue to have large ugly poles and few if any trees.

Fallout from the collapse of US lenders Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank widened overnight.

Finally, credit spreads have widened from their 2021 lows, but they are well within historical levels.

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Following Alonso and Ocon's penalties in previous races, the grid boxes have been widened by 20cm pic.

For his part, King widened his campaign, publicly opposing the Vietnam War, which he had previously declined to criticize, and taking aim less at specific laws than at poverty and inequality more broadly.

Having worked in Germany and the United States, he has widened the horizon of his vision and outlook to life.

In April 1914, in search of the foundation layers, the excavators widened an existing old tunnel.

In July, though, the gap widened to 2.6 percentage points.

In New Mexico, the attempted restrictions have ignited a furor of public protests, prompted Republican calls for the governor’s impeachment and widened divisions among top Democratic officials.

In realisation of this vision, a new airport, new re-developed railway station, widened and beautified roads and other civic infrastructure is being inaugurated in the city, the statement said.

It is not to be changed or widened because we have sin in our lives that we want to rationalize.

Josh Afamasaga says it's obvious the bridge needs to be widened.

Last Sunday, as I stepped in the room where the five to seven-year-olds were having class, my eyes widened.

Leeds' 1-0 defeat at Stoke meant that gap between Leeds, who remain in third, to the league leaders has now widened to 14 points, while second-placed Ipswich's fine start sees them nine ahead of Daniel Farke's side.

Losses at fashion giant Boohoo widened during the first half of its financial year as it identified £125m of cost savings.

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Common combinations with widened

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "widened" in a sentence?
An example: "Area engineer Dave O’Flaherty noted that 23 years ago it was widened and they tried to improve the alignment." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "widened" from authentic English texts.
What does "widened" mean?
Widened means: simple past and past participle of widen
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