How to Use wide in a Sentence
- The desk is three feet wide.
- How wide is the doorway?
- We have a wide range of options.
- Her eyes were wide with wonder.
- The election received wide news coverage.
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That is just a wide open space right now.
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Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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And this one feels way more wide open to me.
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Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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All the flags will be three feet tall and six feet wide.
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Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes the gaps can be very wide.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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He’s used to playing a bit wider.
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Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Drivers speed up when a road feels too wide.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The gap was even wider across income groups.
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Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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This is all adults, casting a very wide net here.
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NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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No stranger to casting young kids, the search was wide.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Medium-wash, wide-leg, and cropped.
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Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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First, the lake is shaped like a dog’s bowl—wide and shallow.
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Stephanie Pearson,
Outside,
14 Jan. 2026
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Use wider spacing when plants are used as an accent.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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The snakes are also fairly wide and heavy.
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Eva Flowe,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
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That’s why denim attracts such a wide range of fans.
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Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Her hanging parties should have an even wider fame.
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Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Roll the cake from the wide side and wrap tightly in plastic.
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Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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Dig a planting hole 2-3 times as wide as the root ball.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dig a planting hole 2-3 times as wide as the root ball.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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There is a wide gap between that and a hectic week at work.
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Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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There’s a wide gap between rumor and fact.
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Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
- The poles were placed wide apart.
- They spread the map out wide.
- His mouth was wide open.
- He opened his eyes wide.
- They like to hike through wide open spaces.
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To choose paths with eyes wide open.
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Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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A lot of these shots are wide open.
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William Guillory,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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They are meant to be spread wide and far.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
8 June 2026
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That could be the break that blows the case wide open.
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Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Keep your eyes wide open and don’t be afraid to take risks.
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Jack McCullough,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The funnel stretched up to two miles wide.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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This time, the window was wide open.
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Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
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Opened wide and somehow still alive.
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Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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His next attempt was wide left.
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Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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His strike from outside the box was wide left.
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Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The blast radius could be a half-mile wide.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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The girl, eyes wide, slowed for a moment.
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Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Oct. 2025
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Bad news for hitters league-wide.
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Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Fashion goes wide-brimmed and long-sleeved.
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Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Prices at this deadline were high, league-wide.
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Max Bultman,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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And if that happens, then the road will be wide open.
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Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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His left-footed kick went just wide of the right post.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
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Don’t be a dumba— and run wide open the whole time.
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Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Now, the French Open field is wide open.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
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And my eyes were wide open and my grin just got wider and wider that first year.
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Essence,
19 Oct. 2023
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Because of this, holes for new plants should be dug wide, not deep.
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Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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The shot goes wide, while Bogle waits in space on the right flank.
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Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Both teams have 13 games left to play, so the race is wide open.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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The draft is now wide open for the Chargers.
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Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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That left Tucker wide open for the score.
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Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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