Advertisement

View definitions for span

span

noun as in distance, duration

verb as in stretch over

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Broder was a veteran talent agent whose career spanned more than four decades.

Russell left with a .537 winning percentage over parts of three seasons, a better mark — albeit over a far shorter span — than the one that took Lasorda to the Hall of Fame.

The 76-year-old pop star, whose career has spanned decades since her first hits in the 1960s, has just sat down to discuss her new memoir, If You Only Knew.

From BBC

Longer races, which have time to ebb and flow, develop a narrative and have a span of time for events to happen within.

From BBC

He was a cultural icon in Assam, singing in more than 40 languages and dialects in a career spanning 33 years.

From BBC

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement