1
: distance from side to side : width
the height, breadth, and depth of each piece of furniture
2
: something of full width
begin with a breadth of silk
3
a
: comprehensive quality : scope
the breadth of his learning
b
: liberality of views or taste
breadth of mind
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Examples of breadth in a Sentence
We measured the height, breadth, and depth of each piece of furniture.
a great breadth of land awaited those who were brave and hardy enough to settle it
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State of play: The president's move to freeze a wide array of federal grants — announced Monday but then put on hold by a federal judge late Tuesday — created confusion about both its breadth and its constitutionality.
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Maria Curi, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
The plan has worked thus far, and the breadth of awards-season attention, including Oscar nominations for all three main cast members—Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, and Guy Pearce—might be enough to take the movie all the way.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
This won’t stop the market from trading each flash headline about the cadence and scope of tariffs, the breadth of any immigrant deportation plans and sundry deregulatory declarations.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
The shows demonstrate the breadth of Merritt’s curiosity, intellect, and playful sensibility, touching on everything from the struggle against nature to an arguably unhealthy obsession with the post-hardcore/emo band My Chemical Romance.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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Maria Curi, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
The plan has worked thus far, and the breadth of awards-season attention, including Oscar nominations for all three main cast members—Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, and Guy Pearce—might be enough to take the movie all the way.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025
This won’t stop the market from trading each flash headline about the cadence and scope of tariffs, the breadth of any immigrant deportation plans and sundry deregulatory declarations.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
The shows demonstrate the breadth of Merritt’s curiosity, intellect, and playful sensibility, touching on everything from the struggle against nature to an arguably unhealthy obsession with the post-hardcore/emo band My Chemical Romance.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Breadth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breadth. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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1
: distance from side to side : width
2
a
: something of full width
b
: a wide area
3
: scope entry 1 sense 2
breadth of knowledge
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