spread

Example Sentences

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He said that it can also spread to surrounding structures, including the bowel and urinary tract, and is sometimes found outside the pelvis entirely.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

It shows the walls and ground covered by small tightly-packed impact marks which match the spread of fragments from an airburst warhead like a PrSM, according to expert analysis.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

With the invention of an efficient cotton gin in the 1790s, cotton planting spread rapidly across the Deep South as far west as Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Then there are more buy-now-pay-later services that people are taking advantage of as they spread out their spending on expensive items.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He spread a wing and allowed it to run along the floor.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el