expansive

Example Sentences

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Dry spices scattered into cream taste dusty; spices warmed in fat become aromatic, expansive.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

New dangers have emerged on the battlefield, demonstrated by the downing of two U.S. aircraft Friday, prompting a series of risky rescue missions, including the expansive operation Saturday that retrieved a missing weapons systems officer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

But the post offered few details about how expansive the attacks might be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

One major reason for the expansive search is that the shale boom that turned the U.S. into the world’s largest oil producer could be slowing.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Below us is the expansive ocean, the mighty waves that make thick white lines along the reef.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila