narrower

Example Sentences

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That investment creates a real tension, because careers take time to build, children take time to raise and the two compete in ways they simply didn’t when women’s options were narrower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The company announced a loss of 6 cents a share, compared with a loss of 28 cents a year ago and narrower than Wall Street’s expectation for a loss of 7 cents.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

From the tee, you have a choice to hit down the wide and welcoming left fairway or the narrower right one, which is a more direct path to the green.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

While the 2026 cars are 10cm narrower and slightly shorter, they are still 10cm wider than the cars of 20 years ago.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Another grew steadily narrower until it was barely a handspan across.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss