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Example Sentences

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The elegant seven-bedroom estate spanned 6,101 square feet.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

There was a striking seriousness to the whole performance, which spanned from just past 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The musician, who died Monday at age 95, honed a deeply individual sound on his horn and penned several jazz standards in a career that spanned more than half a century.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The drawings sketched for Attenborough's 99th birthday last year spanned across eight A3 sheets of paper and took Max four days to complete.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

It was odd in this time when extended families were more often than not a convoluted web that spanned six living generations or more.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman