expansive
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“Inspired by Balinese architecture and thoughtfully reimagined through a distinctly Californian lens, the residence celebrates natural materials, soaring timber ceilings, expansive walls of glass, and raw, textured stone,” the listing description notes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Wodehouse caper: “Jacqui Cutler trudged into her expansive kitchen, looking every bit as worn out and miserable as someone who had spent the morning digging potatoes, which she most certainly had not.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Tielemans is thoughtful though, and expansive in his answers, even if sometimes what he says is not quite what you expect to hear.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Park Police officers in Washington last August, Trump offered an even more expansive assessment of his landscaping credentials.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Hagrid, becoming expansive under the influence of the drink and Slughorn’s flattering interest, stopped mopping his eyes and entered happily into a long explanation of bowtruckle husbandry.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing expansive
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