How to Use widely in a Sentence

widely

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• The books are widely read by adults as well as children.
• Their products are widely available.
• But the first day of school varies widely across the country.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 1 Sep. 2023
• The species named by the government mostly aren’t among the best known or most widely beloved.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• She is widely considered to be the fastest woman in the world.
  — Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2024
• She was widely known for her efforts to promote the careers of women in the law.
  — Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
• The adult film star in question, while not named in the indictment, is widely assumed to be Stormy Daniels.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
• Is the high cost a key reason for why some of these technologies are not used more widely yet?
  — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2023
• Vaccines against the bird flu exist but are not yet widely available for the H5N1 strain in the United States.
  — Maya King, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2023
• Cancer care costs vary widely by the type of disease and the stage at which it’s diagnosed.
  — Sarah Klein, TIME, 3 June 2024
• Herron is widely viewed as one of the top ultrarunners in the world.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2022
• The central bank is widely expected to keep rates on hold this month.
  — Krystal Hur, CNN, 11 June 2024
• At the time, grooming was not a term widely used or understood.
  — Elaine Aradillas, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022
• Breakfast is widely considered one of the most important meals of the day.
  — Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
• Their arrests were captured on video and shared widely.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2023
• One of the most influential anime of the 80s is now back and widely available on Blu-ray.
  — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
• This is the opening scene of Stop Making Sense, which is widely considered one of the best concert films of all time.
  — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
• The conflict in Yemen has widely been seen as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
  — Dalya Al Masri, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
• The Duke of Sussex wore a black suit and was photographed smiling widely next to his relatives.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2023
• The high emotions of the city were summed up in a 9-second video that was shared widely across social media this weekend.
  — Marc Smith, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2022
• Rental laws vary widely by state and city, and some places afford renters many more protections.
  — Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
• That move was widely condemned, and prompted sanctions from the U.S. and the European Union.
  — Adam Schreck and Vasilisa Stepanenko, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2022
• Organic chemistry is widely viewed as a weed-out course, used to push students off the premed track.
  — WSJ, 11 Oct. 2022
• He is widely considered one of the best broadcasters of all time.
  — Victoria Edel, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
• Stakeholders in the art world widely claim art has outperformed the S&P500 in recent years.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2023
• And the process of obtaining a police report in countries outside of the US varies widely.
  — WIRED, 30 Sep. 2022
• Among the three results Utah needed to go its way, Ducks-Beavers was widely viewed during the week as the biggest question mark.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
• This is not a secret in the food industry, where machines are widely used and panels of tasters are mostly a thing of the past.
  — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
• The system has been widely criticized for inviting abuse and theft.
  — Mary Jordan, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
• The central bank next meets Feb. 6, when a quarter-point cut is widely expected.
  — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 1 Feb 2025