spread

Example Sentences

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Word of the big paydays spread inside and outside the bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

It shows the walls and ground covered by small tightly-packed impact marks which match the spread of fragments from an airburst warhead like a PrSM, according to expert analysis.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Then there are more buy-now-pay-later services that people are taking advantage of as they spread out their spending on expensive items.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"That's how damage from the trade war can spread."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“And more. You’ve had a narrow escape. You’re one lucky boy. What if the fire had spread into that sugarbush grove? Do you happen to recall whose particular grove that is?”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck