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Example Sentences
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The artist's career spanned seven decades, and he was known for using painting, printmaking, photography and latterly digital art to depict his native Yorkshire and his adopted home of California.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
His career has spanned more than six decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The property spanned more than 8,600 square feet when Lopez purchased it; however, she is understood to have added even more space to the property during her renovations.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
It spanned multiple countries including Spain and Switzerland as well as the Cayman Islands.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
After a long walk and several Y-shaped tunnel splits, the pigeon led us to a disused section of track where the ties had warped and rotted and pools of stagnant water spanned the floor.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
