spans

Example Sentences

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This object, commonly shortened to 2002 XV93, measures about 500 km across, much smaller than Pluto, which spans 2,377 km.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

The district, which spans parts of San Diego and Riverside counties, had long been considered firmly Republican territory.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The summary report on this one decision spans 57 detailed slides of spreadsheets and flow charts.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

And texting might be just one of the ways our smartphones are affecting our chattiness: Our shortened attention spans might also make it harder to hold a conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

“But I always believed that kids didn’t have short attention spans, that they could easily sit still for a half an hour.”

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell