How to Use nationwide in a Sentence

nationwide

1 of 2 adjective
  • The murders attracted nationwide attention.
  • The charges are part of a nationwide push to crack down on health care fraud.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Even nationwide, there’s not a whole lot.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
  • This tracks with nationwide crime trends.
    — Divya Ramjee, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
  • Good's death has sparked nationwide protests.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Last year, a rise in fuel prices set off nationwide protests.
    — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
  • They were spread across 75 courts nationwide.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The union also has been buoyed by a nationwide rise in union activism.
    — Meg James and Wendy Lee, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • By the end of the day, both women would be dead, and a nationwide search for them would be afoot.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
  • The ‘farm-to-vase’ florist delivers across the city and ships nationwide.
    — Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Three other stores have closed, in tandem with moves by their brands to close some or all stores nationwide.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • His arrest followed a five-and-a-half-year nationwide search for a suspect.
    — Joe Sutton, CNN, 29 June 2023
  • Today, the dessert shop has locations in more than a dozen states nationwide.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
  • But that’s a nationwide number.
    — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Others are thrilled and hoping for a nationwide rollout soon.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Cutting off those exports would not create a neat nationwide glut of cheap fuel.
    — Dan Eberhart, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The wipes were sold at Target stores nationwide and online on the store website.
    — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
  • And his timing couldn’t have been better given the nationwide run on firearms and surge in first-time gun owners.
    — Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Still ahead, a look at the nationwide teacher shortage through the eyes of one Texas school district.
    — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2023
  • By the way, this is exactly what nationwide gun control results in.
    — ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The city removed its data from the nationwide search system in April.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Teen takeover erupts in Georgia The move came as nationwide teen takeover events are spreading.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Texas doesn’t have a state income tax, but a new study says residents still face some of the highest tax costs nationwide.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
  • What To Know The growing trend is nationwide.
    — Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • These offer a good nationwide view of where the birds are expected to take off a few hours after sunset.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Britain’s first-past-the-post system makes any nationwide third party difficult to muster.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Multiple waves of nationwide protests have erupted, each met with brutal force.
    — Omid Memarian, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The nationwide death toll attributed to the storm has now risen to nine, local officials said.
    — Helen Graham, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Now, the retailer has shops nationwide.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Krack is part of a nationwide network of patient advocates.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026

nationwide

2 of 2 adverb
  • Most Jews nationwide think not.
    — James Druckman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The plan is to add more stores out of state and deliver nationwide.
    — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Three people have died since measles began to surge nationwide last year.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • Those protests spread nationwide.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Food prices are going up nationwide — and not just in grocery stores.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • And around half a million skilled-trade jobs sit empty nationwide.
    — Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The full line-up will be available nationwide later this year.
    — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • They can also be shipped nationwide.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Both meals will be available nationwide.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • They were sent to Walmart stores nationwide.
    — Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • June is Pride Month nationwide.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
  • The nuggets went to Walmart stores nationwide.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Three of the four blends are also stocked at Target stores nationwide as of that date.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
  • But there have been two 12 cent increases nationwide in the past two weeks.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But no other state has made such a drastic change, even amid rising health care costs nationwide.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Where the product was sold The Xanax tablets were sold nationwide.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The teenager’s arrest comes in the midst of a nationwide swatting surge.
    — Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2024
  • And now the problem is likely to grow more pressing nationwide.
    — Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The goal is to have agents nationwide wearing body cameras, Noem said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Therefore, hospital-at-home care may not be ready to launch at full scale nationwide, just yet.
    — Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • It was then sliced up and distributed to its restaurants nationwide.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Each state manages its own alert systems, which is why there are more than 50 types nationwide.
    — Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The products, sold nationwide, may contain pieces of wood in the breading.
    — Jenna Anderson, Health, 29 Sep. 2025
  • That growth wasn’t uniform nationwide.
    — Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The ruling serves as precedent for future land claims nationwide.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The deal is tied to the return of carne asada to Chipotle menus nationwide.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The hot weather has spelled trouble for school districts nationwide.
    — Christina Ruffini, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Portland ranks among the top five job markets nationwide and was named the cleanest metro in the nation.
    — Ted Wheeler, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The device comes amid growing calls nationwide to limit smartphone use in schools and to cut down on screen time.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Some think this should also be done nationwide here in the United States.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023

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