How to Use wide in a Sentence

wide

1 of 2 adjective

• The desk is three feet wide.
• How wide is the doorway?
• We have a wide range of options.
• Her eyes were wide with wonder.
• The election received wide news coverage.
• Cons There aren’t a wide range of shades for darker skin tones.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 7 Jan. 2024
• What to Consider The slim frame may not work well for those with wide faces.
  — Rozalynn S. Frazier, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
• At about 2 feet tall, 2 feet wide, and 1 foot long, the unit is massive and takes up so much counter space.
  — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
• Her wide leg black pants and white button down paired with a bow tie was chef’s kiss.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 17 Mar. 2024
• The group show is the perfect place to take in a wide variety of art with your partner.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
• Transfer ribs to a Dutch oven or deep, wide baking dish.
  — David Tanis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
• Choose jars with wide mouths for easy scooping and filling.
  — Laurren Welch, Country Living, 17 Apr. 2023
• The handlebars stand about a foot taller and connect to a set of adjustable front forks with a wide ski at the end.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2023
• The wide sonar beam works like a lawn mower, going back and forth over an area to get a full picture.
  — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2023
• Clothing steamers are available in a wide range of price points.
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2024
• The indoor garden is still the heart of the space and resembles a wooded grove, but for the 20-foot-wide skate ramp hidden behind the trees.
  — Gisela Williams Kasia Gatkowska, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
• Deep Squat Stand with your feet a little wider than shoulder-width apart, and your toes turned out 45 degrees.
  — Tiffany Ayuda, Health, 12 July 2023
• Layered on top are goatskin or sheepskin pelts secured at the waist by a wide leather belt from which a cowbell hangs.
  — Susan Portnoy, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
• Nina’s school is on a wide street lined with plane trees in an affluent district of Tehran.
  — Azadeh Moaveni, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
• Funk, rock, hip-hop — the album covers a wide range of musical styles, changing from song to song.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2023
• The leaf bag—which simply rolls and clips into place when not in use—has a wide opening for easy emptying.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
• With its wide pant legs and one-shoulder feathery neckline, this high-sparkle jumpsuit gives all the impact of a tulle gown.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 8 Feb. 2023
• But in the wide world of beauty products, finding the perfect version of a retinol for you can be confusing.
  — Margaux Anbouba, ELLE, 31 Aug. 2023
• The Airo Flex material used in the straps plus the wide design prevents chafing and tightness on the hips and stomach.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2023
• The war has also threatened to set off a wider regional conflict.
  — Tia Goldenberg, arkansasonline.com, 30 Jan. 2024
• The Long Valley Caldera in California is about 10 miles wide.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
• Wang then used a suction tube to remove the spider, which was about two millimeters wide.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
• Suffice it to say that a wide disparity can exist with such a gap.
  — Ed Beltran, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
• The widest before-and-after gap was in San Francisco, which has struggled mightily to regain its business district and is still only 50% of the way there.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
• Both chambers have wide Democratic majorities, but at times each has acted as a check on the other, often to the frustration of lawmakers and their allies who get caught in the middle.
  — Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2024

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wide

2 of 2 adverb

• The poles were placed wide apart.
• They spread the map out wide.
• His mouth was wide open.
• He opened his eyes wide.
• They like to hike through wide open spaces.
• The second and third turnovers blew the game wide open.
  — The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2023
• York seemed to kick a 38-yarder off the side of his foot, very wide left.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 18 Dec. 2022
• By the end of the third quarter, the Hoosiers had blown the game wide open, taking a 59-42 lead.
  — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Jan. 2023
• Bertuzzi cut to the net, faked wide and drove home the puck for his fourth goal of the season.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2023
• Noah Ruggles swung his right leg, and then the ball swung wide to the left.
  — Alan Blinder, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2023
• The cousin found Felton's door unlocked and the trunk of his car wide open.
  — Elliot Hughes, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
• And my eyes were wide open and my grin just got wider and wider that first year.
  — Essence, 19 Oct. 2023
• The camera then pans over to Haines, whose mouth is wide open in shock.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
• The first photo shows van de Pol on the ground with her mouth wide open in shock.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
• Keep your eyes wide open and beware of changes around you.
  — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
• Lucky for him, the gates are now opening wide — and Mac is ready to step through.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2023
• Roots should fan out wide rather than grow in a circle.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
• On the 46-yarder, Castillo was wide open behind the defense.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
• Vizcaino wide left from 33 and very wide left on mis-hit from 45 (video).
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 31 July 2023
• In the sweet Instagram post, the two are arm-in-arm and smiling wide for the camera.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
• Eason is able to lift the group like few, if any, rookies league-wide.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 24 Jan. 2023
• The goalkeeper sprung to his left side, diving and slapping the shot wide of the post to preserve the shutout.
  — The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2023
• In the photo, the 6-month-old was wedged in a comfy couch nook and had her mouth wide open in a giant grin.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
• But there are signs that the covid era has blown the partisan gap in cruising wide open.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
• But kicker Joey Slye’s 46-yard field goal attempt went wide right, and the rout was back on.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• The film opens in select markets Friday and goes wide next week.
  — Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• Goodson was wide open, but the throw was a little behind him.
  — Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2024
• Messi had a shot go just wide and a free kick that also sailed wide.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
• But his swallowing tube was wide open and the tissue around the sphincter was red and swollen.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• The Dutchman’s departure from the race left the remainer wide open such has been his dominance over the last two seasons.
  — Issy Ronald, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024