spanned

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Consumers’ grim mood spanned people from both political parties and reflected concerns about high living costs and the prospect of more inflation ahead, the survey’s director Joanne Hsu, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Her career has spanned more than seven decades, with an early focus on rejecting white feminism and reclaiming the Black female body.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Neill's acting career began in the 1970s and has spanned dozens of roles in TV and film, including "Peaky Blinders", "The Hunt for Red October", and "The Piano".

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

But its eight-hundred-year existence spanned one of the most exciting times in American history.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann