sprawl
Example Sentences
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Sprawl is usually cast as an L.A. negative, but it was good for art.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025
Sprawl as a pejorative term for poorly planned development was gaining currency as a fledgling environmental movement emerged.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2021
In the car, I suggest that perhaps the spaciousness of the LA landscape relates to Gordon’s use of space and rhythm in her vocal phrasings; The Sprawl, as Sonic Youth called it.
From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2019
Sprawl requires us to spend more time and more money to reach the places we need to go.
From Slate • Feb. 7, 2019
"You needn't to mind, sir," replied Sanford Sprawl, of Puxico.
From More Toasts by Mosher, Marion Dix
Vocabulary lists containing sprawl
The Diary of Anne Frank
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The Cay
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