expansive

Example Sentences

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We tried reshaping our marriage into something more expansive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

One major reason for the expansive search is that the shale boom that turned the U.S. into the world’s largest oil producer could be slowing.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The dwelling is one of four in the couple’s expansive property portfolio, which features two dwellings in New York, one in Canada, and another in Spain.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

In his witty appraisal of Michel de Montaigne’s essays, Emerson celebrates their open-mindedness and vigor with language that is itself expansive and raw.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Colonel Meecham walked into the alcove red-faced, expansive, and massive.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy