How to Use expand in a Sentence

expand

verb
  • There are plans to expand the airport.
  • She plans to expand the lecture series into a book.
  • He has expanded his business to serve the entire state.
  • His business has expanded to serve the entire state.
  • The coffee shop may expand into a full restaurant.
  • The liquid expands and contracts with changes in temperature.
  • The police have decided to expand their investigation.
  • The ban has since been expanded to high schools.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
  • So that was just a great way to expand your contacts, in a way.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Once a colony forms, more ants will follow and the colony will start to expand.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
  • Instead, the new law expands it.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
  • My idea was to try to explore and expand that part of myself.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
  • Here’s where the cannabis map could expand in 2026.
    — Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Check out travel plans or act on your desire to expand your world in some way.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
  • Are there younger people who are trying to expand this?
    — AFAR Media, 11 May 2026
  • The menu, along with the business, has expanded over the years.
    — Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2024
  • Not every county is on board, but there is now a push to expand it statewide.
    — Itay Hod, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • When there’s less fog in front of me, the concept will expand beyond the beer.
    — oregonlive, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Shaw argues that the approach needs to expand.
    — Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Skip the store and expand your garden with plants that come straight from your own flower beds.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Ng said the pipeline is still expanding.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The office plans to expand to other areas of the city as well.
    — Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Many Democrats again want to expand it to the lowest earners.
    — Alicia Parlapiano, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Lenny Kravitz is all about family — and his is about to expand.
    — Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Beloved travel center chain is expanding its brand to six new states.
    — FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • With the film market expanding, there are now more kinds of film for people to watch.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The ceasefire would then expand to include the rest of Lebanon.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
  • While the demo floor is small, the tiles can also be built out and expanded to any size.
    — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
  • This model also has a deck area that expands living space.
    — New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026
  • And the foundation was good, and Ray had to expand on it and had to work hard.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2025

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