narrowness

Example Sentences

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One reason for this narrowness is surely that the Theban plays tell stories broadly familiar to theatergoers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

And even within the strait, there are particular challenges that convoys could struggle with -- for one, the narrowness of the channel drastically reduces the time a warship might have to stop an attack.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

The narrowness of the playing area makes it difficult for the actors to do more than offer a stylized approximation of the slapstick ballet that Frayn has engineered.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

During my revision, the criticism from most agents about the narrowness of the questions felt valid.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

Such was the narrowness imposed in the house that Aureliano Segundo felt more comfortable at Petra Cotes's.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez