How to Use enlarge in a Sentence

enlarge

verb

• We had the photograph enlarged.
• And enlarged vintage stamps with scenes of these balmy locales are adorned on shirts, wrap skirts, and kaftans.
  — Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2020
• The most dramatic changes happened in the kitchen, where walls were bumped out to square off and enlarge the space.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2020
• For a simpler version, do away with the taper, enlarge the bottom panel and lengthen the cleats there.
  — Thomas Klenck, Popular Mechanics, 20 June 2020
• The singer’s chalky complexion was soft and blurred, while her eyes were enlarged by a rim of white liner and finished with a delicate dab of gold.
  — Leah Dolan, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
• This bronzing powder also acts as a blurring powder for fine lines, enlarged pores, and blemishes.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Sep. 2024
• The doctor reported Christian's prostate was enlarged and hardened.
  — Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 4 May 2020
• Realizing that dream will take more research that seeks out the evolutionary secrets of critters far smaller than us, and thereby enlarges our world.
  — quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
• Harris is performing the same trick of combining the narrative of saving-our-democracy with protecting and enlarging upon our freedoms.
  — Richard Stengel, TIME, 17 Aug. 2024
• By enlarging our capacity for specialization and exchange.
  — Gillian Hadfield, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
• As the days lengthen again in spring, the bulbs will start to enlarge.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2022
• Río wants to enlarge the gap, but Tokyo tells him there’s no time.
  — Tara Ariano, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2021
• Then, use a drywall saw to enlarge the hole along the pencil lines.
  — New York Times, 5 Dec. 2020
• And that enlarged muscle starts to hurt, which can, in turn, cause headaches, too.
  — Tori Crowther, Allure, 15 Mar. 2023
• This drives the hot end against the block, enlarging it, and shortening the metal in the process.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
• And the medicine that does that only enlarges her heart a little bit!
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 July 2024
• The spots are small at first but enlarge to a reddish-brown color.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 Nov. 2021
• To enlarge an app, tap the three-dot icon and select Enter Full Screen.
  — WIRED, 23 Jan. 2023
• Some HOAs may need to enlarge rental caps which are lower than 25%.
  — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2022
• To get the heavy equipment into the domes, workers have to enlarge the opening.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2020
• Your tongue might be sore, and the small bumps on your tongue (papillae) might become swollen and enlarged.
  — Amanda Gardner, Health, 21 Jan. 2024
• If more room is needed for tree care, enlarge the area of clear soil as needed.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Mar. 2021
• The engine is enlarged to 5.4 L and set lower down and further back in the chassis.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2024
• The Edgewood has the option of removing the recreation room to enlarge the one-car garage.
  — Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023
• Melanocytes, which are skin cells that produce melanin, enlarge.
  — Melanie Rud, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• If all goes well, the DSO hopes to enlarge audiences in coming weeks and months.
  — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2020
• And if they can be made to bear children, his work force will be enlarged at little cost.
  — Alida Becker, New York Times, 5 May 2023
• With spore production, the spots enlarge and become blue-gray and fuzzy.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
• The fantasy of comprehensiveness, is the thing, that the remit of the boss could be infinitely enlarged across your whole life.
  — Rosalind Brown, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
• Spark took the thin wire risers of years’ past and wrapped them in the same thermoplastic as the brackets, enlarging catch points and expediting engagement.
  — Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024