spans

Example Sentences

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The property empire spans 128,000 acres across 19 counties and is given to the heir of the throne but there has been a push for a greater focus on "social impact".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

This long history spans two major mass extinction events, suggesting that increasing body size may have played a role in their survival.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

The company’s highest-volume warehouse in Los Angeles processes 6 million units a week—and spans 1 million square feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

This seat, which blends portions of Kim and Calvert’s current districts, spans from Mission Viejo in Orange County up into Woodcrest, Menifee and Murrieta in Riverside County.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Uniformitarians by contrast believed that changes on Earth were gradual and that nearly all Earth processes happened slowly, over immense spans of time.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson