How to Use wide-ranging in a Sentence

wide-ranging

adjective
  • This seems more like the right charge for something this wide-ranging.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Eartha Kitt has such a rich legacy and wide-ranging body of work.
    — Essence, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Vance ran through his wide-ranging brief for 50 minutes.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
  • Experts have made wide-ranging guesses for more than three decades.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026
  • Lucky for us, this month's launches address our wide-ranging needs.
    — Jackie Fields, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Task force members went over ways to start tackling a wide-ranging problem in the city.
    — Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 27 June 2024
  • The impact from the hack has been wide-ranging across multiple states.
    — Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • That took a more wide-ranging partial shutdown off the table.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Read on for a rundown on the star’s wide-ranging residences over the years.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The show also seemed to cast with Graziadei’s wide-ranging tastes in mind.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The crowdsourced bits of data were wide-ranging and often quirky.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
  • When gum health suffers, the consequences can be wide-ranging.
    — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The risks in agriculture are wide-ranging and complex.
    — Lorann Stallones, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The lack of food triggers wide-ranging ripple effects.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The results further highlight the wide-ranging costs (see chart).
    — Paige Hopkins, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Artists say the competition has a wide-ranging impact on their lives and work as well.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Trump sat with Musk for a wide-ranging two-hour chat on X’s Spaces.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Cumming enjoys a wide-ranging career as an actor and host.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • The duties of volunteers and staff at Casey’s are wide-ranging.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • By now, pretty much every skin care lover worth their salt knows about the wide-ranging benefits of retinol.
    — Isabel Bekele, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Indy's newest healthy eatery offers a wide-ranging menu of salads, bowls, wraps and sides.
    — Lindsey Erdody, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Roberts promised a wide-ranging conversation in the teaser video.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 June 2026
  • His injured ankle is presumably ready to bear the brunt of his wide-ranging play in center field.
    — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • From smoky brisket sandwiches to spicy jalapeño kolaches, the options are as wide-ranging as the aisles.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
  • The others are maintained to address consumers’ wide-ranging needs.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Cowherd sat down with OutKick this week for a wide-ranging interview.
    — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
  • However, the research is still in its early stages with wide-ranging results.
    — New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
  • About the surprising and wide-ranging effects of one act of violence.
    — Chera Hammons, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • The outcome of those cases could affect how the rest play out and could open the door for wide-ranging settlement talks.
    — Shannon Bond, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In a wide-ranging conversation, Allen opened up about his latest plans.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026

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