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How to use wide in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, adverb, noun

Wide means having a large physical extent from side to side. Example: “We walked down a wide corridor.”

Examples of wide by meaning

adjectiveHaving a large physical extent from side to side.

  • We walked down a wide corridor.
  • Over a wider region either side of the path of totality, a partial eclipse is seen.1993, Jacqueline Mitton, The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy, 2nd edition (paperback), Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 127
  • Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for president has rebounded, and now stands at its widest margin since April, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.2019 October 23, Jennifer Ageista, “CNN Poll: Biden's lead in Democratic primary hits widest margin since April”, in CNN

adjectiveLarge in scope.

  • The inquiry had a wide remit.
  • Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity.2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2015
  • Three-way girls offered the widest array of services.2014, Jessica R. Pliley, Policing Sexuality, page 192

adjectiveOperating at the side of the playing area.

  • That team needs a decent wide player.

adjectiveOn one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

  • Two balls before lunch, he bowled a wide.
  • Too bad! That was a great passing-shot, but it's wide.

adjectiveVast, great in extent, extensive.

  • The wide, lifeless expanse.

adjectiveOf or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.

  • a wide character; a wide stream

adjectiveSharp-witted.

  • But the first visitor to penetrate from the outside world proved to be Sergeant Williams; large and pink and scrubbed-looking; and for a little while Grant forgot about battles long ago and considered wide boys alive today.1951, Josephine Tey, The Daughter of Time, page 31

adverbExtensively.

  • He travelled far and wide.

More sentences with wide

  • After we left the forest, the country opened into a wide, flat plain.From the entry open
  • The polearm had a wide, sharpened fluke attached to the central point.From the entry fluke
  • This year's Summer Collection will include a wide range of evening wear.From the entry collection
  • We can embroider a wide range of ready designs or a custom logo.From the entry custom
  • The word agape, "astonished" or "wide open," is a heteronym of agape, "Christian love."From the entry heteronym
  • The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area.From the entry distribute
  • The director asked to zoom out for a wider shot of the landscape.From the entry zoom out
  • It was a wide open frontier town before the railroad came.From the entry wide open
  • He was wide open and scored easily after receiving the pass.From the entry wide open
  • A wide range of facilities is available at the sports center, including a weight room and saunas.From the entry facility
  • The river reached its terminus at the wide delta near the sea.From the entry terminus
  • He has a wide selection of fanwear, all emblazoned with the Lions' mascot.From the entry fanwear
  • She takes after her grandmother with her wide eyes and quiet disposition.From the entry take after
  • The legs are set wide apart due to the very thick muscling.From the entry muscling
  • Cancer is a catch-all term that encompasses a wide variety of diseases.From the entry catch-all
  • He ran wide in the corner, hit the clag and spun off.From the entry clag
  • Teachers can deploy a wide range of resources in their classrooms.From the entry deploy
  • Well, I suppose you could say the weatherman was wide of the mark again then!From the entry wide of the mark
  • His new skateboard rail is about 10' long, 4" wide and 8" off the ground.From the entry skateboard rail
  • The shot went wide of a post after a miskick from Sayers.From the entry miskick
  • They built a skyscraping antenna so that they could reach a wider area.From the entry skyscraping
  • Outbreeding is a positive thing, because of the wider gene pool.From the entry outbreeding
  • So much petroleum is traded world wide that it forms a megamarket.From the entry megamarket
  • Most slang begins in small communities, but some words bleed out into wider society over time.From the entry bleed out
  • That news broke the case wide open.From the entry break
  • The shot was wide of the mark.From the entry shot
  • I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home.From the entry spread

Meaning of wide

  1. adjective Having a large physical extent from side to side.
  2. adjective Large in scope.
  3. adjective Overweight, obese.

Full definition of wide

Questions about wide in a sentence

How do you use wide in a sentence?
Wide is used as an adjective, adverb and noun. For example: “We walked down a wide corridor.”
What is a short sentence with wide?
“The wide, lifeless expanse.”
What does wide mean?
Wide means having a large physical extent from side to side.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: wide (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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