spans
Example Sentences
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Built in 1963, the single-family residence spans 2,705 square feet and sits on a sprawling 1.2-acre lot, as per property records.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Her customer base now spans 34 countries, and in a good month she sells as many as 50 bags, ranging from around $100 to $700.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The road spans the Tumen river connecting the border cities of Rason and Khasan.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
This is converging with concerns about youth mental health, the outsourcing of thinking to artificial intelligence, and the proliferation of social media and smartphones impacting attention spans and self-esteem.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Uniformitarians by contrast believed that changes on Earth were gradual and that nearly all Earth processes happened slowly, over immense spans of time.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
