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
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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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Simon Lucas, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Each slit’s width should be about a third or a fourth of the distance between the frames.
—Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Its narrow width is conducive for contact and a driver must maintain a calmer head to prevail.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Inflation is a hair's width away from the Fed's target.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Simon Lucas, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Each slit’s width should be about a third or a fourth of the distance between the frames.
—Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Its narrow width is conducive for contact and a driver must maintain a calmer head to prevail.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Inflation is a hair's width away from the Fed's target.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Width.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/width. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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