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Example Sentences

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The elegant seven-bedroom estate spanned 6,101 square feet.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

There was a striking seriousness to the whole performance, which spanned from just past 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It spanned multiple countries including Spain and Switzerland as well as the Cayman Islands.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The government likely intervened in the foreign-exchange market during the nation’s Golden Week holidays that spanned from late April to early May.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Although the banks were lined with a jagged shelf of frozen over-flow, no ice bridges spanned the channel of open water, so he was forced to wade.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer