- present participle of sprawl.
sprawling
Example Sentences
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From villages deep in the Amazon rainforest to the agricultural heartlands in the south and sprawling urban favelas, Brazilians are facing a familiar cast -- with many forced to pick who they least dislike.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
It is intended to be a more concise set of pledges than the usual sprawling manifestos.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
TV stars Nick and Vanessa Lachey are bidding farewell to their longtime “dream home,” listing the sprawling Tarzana property for $8.1 million as they prepare to leave California altogether.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
It also adds a veteran chief executive with experience overseeing a large public company to what will be a sprawling entertainment empire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
He said nothing, and then the waiter arrived and whipped away the vase and the sprawling flowers.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing sprawling
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