sprawl

Example Sentences

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They have been a part of the city landscape since the 1930s, when urban sprawl began to encroach on their rural territory.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The sheer sprawl of the record—24 tracks, 100 minutes—is daunting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Instead it sent him on empty assignments, like meandering the vacuous desert sprawl.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

That rugged punk rock intensity would later unify the vast, synth-laden sprawl that is her second album, “Día”: a chronicle of her displacement during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent ego death.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

I turned down the street after it, weaving my way through the familiar sprawl of tenements and small businesses.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros