narrowness

Example Sentences

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As if to underscore the narrowness of the margin, the ship on which Ms. Wisse escaped Europe was torpedoed on its way back.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

And even within the strait, there are particular challenges that convoys could struggle with -- for one, the narrowness of the channel drastically reduces the time a warship might have to stop an attack.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

"And nowhere is this narrowness more noticeable than in the attempt to ignore the most important businessmen of the country, the real creators of wealth."

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2024

This narrowness of thought and action was also prevalent at Public Health England, the body responsible for health protection at the start of the pandemic.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

Such was the narrowness imposed in the house that Aureliano Segundo felt more comfortable at Petra Cotes's.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez