1
: the horizontal measurement taken at right angles to the length : breadth
2
: largeness of extent or scope
3
: a measured and cut piece of material
a width of calico
Examples of width in a Sentence
What is the width of the table?
She carefully measured the length and width of the room.
The deck runs the full width of the house.
The carpet is available in several widths.
We swam ten widths in the pool.
I bought two widths of fabric.
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The 2025 Lincoln Navigator flagship gets dramatic new looks and features, including dramatic exterior lights, a new body and a high-def 48-inch instrument display stretching nearly the width of the big SUV’s dashboard.
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Diana Ross brought the 2025 Met Gala red carpet to a halt on Monday night (May 5), wearing an epic jacket with a seemingly endless train that spread almost the entire width of the iconic steps leading into the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 5 May 2025
If the generous toe box in the standard width isn’t enough, the 880 also comes in wide and extra-wide widths.
—Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 5 May 2025
The launch vehicle included five solid rocket boosters alongside its main booster and a massive payload fairing measuring 77 feet in height and 16.4 feet in width.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Diana Ross brought the 2025 Met Gala red carpet to a halt on Monday night (May 5), wearing an epic jacket with a seemingly endless train that spread almost the entire width of the iconic steps leading into the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 5 May 2025
If the generous toe box in the standard width isn’t enough, the 880 also comes in wide and extra-wide widths.
—Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 5 May 2025
The launch vehicle included five solid rocket boosters alongside its main booster and a massive payload fairing measuring 77 feet in height and 16.4 feet in width.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Width.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/width. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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