spread out
Example Sentences
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They load these boxes onto trains, cross the city and then spread out on foot and bikes to deliver hot, home-cooked meals to office workers.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Some 90 objects from the mid-13th to the early 16th century are spread out in three galleries, along with architectural fragments, engravings and other items, but it is the drawings that captivate us.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The blaze, later determined to be a rekindling of a week-old fire, swiftly spread out of control, destroying more than 6,800 structures in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and nearby areas.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Gravitational pulls from planets slowly tug on the individual fragments in different ways, causing the once compact stream to spread out and eventually blend into the background dust filling the solar system.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
But just as frustration bubbled up in her chest, the grounds spread out beneath them like one of her gran's quilts stitched with threads of light.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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