How to Use breadth in a Sentence

breadth

noun
  • We measured the height, breadth, and depth of each piece of furniture.
  • The shift knob is no more than a hand's breadth away from the rim.
    Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The breadth and speed of the assault points to deep planning by Hamas.
    Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The know-how and breadth of the webtoon platforms is also at a level now.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Her breadth and skill as an artist are seldom seen at the high school level.
    Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Given the breadth of their work, nobody will love every one of the acts these four have worked with.
    Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2023
  • His bosses made good use of the breadth of his expertise.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Because of the storm’s breadth, however, its effects could stretch along a huge swath of the coast.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Presendieu gets the depth and breadth of Jackson fandom.
    Christine Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2023
  • There was still ground to cover to establish the breadth of a career, though.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 12 May 2023
  • The fires that raged across the breadth of Canada in July eclipsed annual fire records.
    Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Get to know the breadth of its fanbase, their ages and how MLB fans can be a valuable audience.
    Michael Schreiber, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2023
  • But there is no mistaking the breadth and ambition of the shift Mr. Trump is eyeing.
    Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The breadth and depth of emotion over the loss of Sheikh Sabah, known for his diplomacy and peacemaking, was felt across the region.
    Jon Gambrell The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Indeed, the Fort Worth show displays the breadth of his imagery and approaches.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 16 June 2023
  • Besides, there's plenty of room to sprawl out because of the rear cabin's breadth and abundant legroom.
    Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 13 May 2023
  • Despite the breadth of sounds he’s created, his proudest one is rarely talked about.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Apr. 2023
  • And not just because of its breadth and running time exceeding three hours.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
  • But the early United States was nonetheless ahead of many other countries in the breadth of its grade schools.
    David Leonhardt, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • That breadth is a felicitous analog to the roaming comedy of the script.
    Scott Hocker, theweek, 5 Jan. 2024
  • This highlights the breadth of Thomas’ work and also its sheer impressive volume.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • One of the things that strengthens that industry leading platform is the breadth of our global footprint.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 11 May 2023
  • Across the breadth of Canada, hundreds of fires continued to burn, drawing 1,500 firefighters from around the globe.
    Somini Sengupta, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
  • In this way, the aim is to nurture an understanding of the breadth of world cinema in young audiences.
    John Bleasdale, Variety, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The system is drawing lots of moisture from the subtropics, increasing its strength and breadth.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The search warrant underscores the breadth of the investigation and the lengths Smith has gone to to obtain evidence to build his case.
    Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Streisand’s book, in its sheer breadth and largesse, attempts to be all of these things, and thus becomes something incredibly rare.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Several lawyers and business owners raised concerns about the breadth of conduct that would be banned in front of anyone under the age of 18.
    Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
  • But the breadth of films and TV series being made today is an encouraging sign.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Your work garners a great deal of marvel for the breadth and creativity of its citations.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2024

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