spanned
Example Sentences
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Panettiere, whose career spanned TV, film and video games, died Sunday at age 36, her father announced in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
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 outer door could only be reached by a slender bridge of stone, without kerb or rail, that spanned the chasm with one curving spring of fifty feet.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
