spanned
Example Sentences
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Panettiere, whose career spanned TV, film and video games and notably included series “Nashville” and “Heroes,” died Sunday, her father announced in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Panettiere's career spanned three decades with a string of roles in other hit shows and films, including the Scream horror franchise and the romantic comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
An anxious Zaragoza spoke with StubHub at least 10 times in calls that spanned nearly three hours in the days leading up to the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
His career spanned more than three decades, including winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2008 with Marketa Irglova, which featured in the low-budget musical romance film Once.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The only way in or out of Maegor’s was across the drawbridge that spanned that moat.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
