How to Use wingspan in a Sentence

wingspan

noun
  • The hawk has a wingspan of about three feet.
  • The bird with the largest wingspan at 12 feet.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Brown has the bulk and wingspan to be a scoring threat in the paint.
    — Afentres, oregonlive, 31 May 2023
  • Not overly long but owns a plus wingspan and some space to add mass.
    — oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The world’s largest flying bird by weight and wingspan.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Four Tigers have wingspans above 7-foot.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Its wingspan is six meters, and its launch weight is about six tons.
    — Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • In two months, the bird has grown to weigh about three pounds, with a three-foot wingspan.
    — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2020
  • The wingspan of a stunt kite can vary from around 2 feet to over 7 feet.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • The pterosaur's wingspan was about three feet and its skull was about four inches long.
    — Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 10 July 2025
  • The birds weigh about as much as three nickels and have 8-inch wingspans.
    — Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
  • The rangy Skoglund’s wingspan is so wide the path his arm takes to the plate gets long.
    — Maria Torres, kansascity, 27 Feb. 2018
  • His wingspan is second and hands the largest of any tackle in this draft.
    — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • At full size the wood stork’s wingspan can reach 6 feet and can stand over 4 feet tall.
    — Brian Ballou, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • The pekapeka roosts in trees and has a wingspan roughly the size of a hand.
    — Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2021
  • White terns have about the same body length as pigeons but a larger wingspan.
    — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Has a strong frame and better than 7-3 wingspan.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • So, 84-and-a-half-inch wingspan, 35-inch arms.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The 6-foot-9 junior's wide wingspan eats up space near the rim.
    — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Has a 6-9 wingspan and good passing touch.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • Vavassori hounds the net with his teradactyl-like wingspan.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Miller is 6-11 with a 7-2 wingspan.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • With a 7-foot-9 wingspan, the freshman changes the way teams play near the rim.
    — Michael Casagrande, AL.com, 23 Dec. 2017
  • Whooping cranes stand 5 feet tall and sport a wingspan of around 7 feet, the state says.
    — Mark Price, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Mor Seck leads the team with a 7-3 1/2 wingspan.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Mafall, who had the wingspan of a condor, scaled the back of the bus to tie wheelchairs to the roof.
    — Lane Hartill, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The wingspan of white stork can be over ten feet, bigger than a Shahed drone.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The aircraft is large at 71 feet, with a wingspan of 50 feet.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Has a better than 7-4 wingspan.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • Ranked ninth at the combine with a better than 7-3 wingspan.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026

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