enlarging

Example Sentences

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Much of the conservation effort is focused on protecting and enlarging the habitats butterflies need to survive, particularly in the face of land-use changes, including the intensification of farming and environmental degradation.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

But if your elastic wrapping paper has a pattern on it, stretching it this way will distort the pattern, enlarging some parts and not others.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

Today, Philly Shipyard is central to President Trump’s goal of reviving American shipbuilding and enlarging the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

These techniques could succeed at enlarging the narrative beyond a single scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

Moon Orchid did indeed see a boy whose head was big, his curls enlarging it, his eyebrows thick and slanted like an opera warrior’s.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston