far and wide

Example Sentences

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Apart from climate concerns, strikes on energy infrastructure, oil tankers and military targets pollute the surrounding air and water and spread highly toxic chemicals far and wide, experts say.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

For much of the afternoon they resorted to trying to bore Head out with a field spread far and wide - a tactic that must have hurt Ben Stokes to the core.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Camels help it spread by eating the pods and excreting them far and wide.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

He traveled far and wide on taxpayer money, reportedly working to represent companies seeking contracts in countries like Kazakhstan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

“Yes. I’m known far and wide for my cheesiness.”

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon