sprawl
Example Sentences
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In a faded rehearsal hall in the gritty concrete sprawl of northern Rio de Janeiro, samba dancers and drummers fine-tune their rhythms for a grassroots carnival parade few tourists have heard of.
From Barron's
He would totally freak, and I’m enjoying this strangely relaxed version of my father who sprawls on the couch and adores McDonald’s.
From Literature
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The sheer sprawl of the record—24 tracks, 100 minutes—is daunting.
A second ago she joked about ice cubes and now she was sprawled on the lake bottom, with only her head above the water, grimacing in pain.
From Literature
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She pushed a piece of cardboard off of her and saw that she was sprawled on her own living room sofa.
From Literature
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