spreading

Example Sentences

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The outbreak has triggered a race to keep the pest from spreading.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The work initially premiered in Paris in 2025, spreading across the French capital and four neighboring cities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

This suggests the outbreak had been spreading undetected for months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Because M88 is viewed at an angle from Earth, the galaxy appears stretched out, with its spiral structure gracefully spreading across space.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

There were thousands of men, a sea of bright red spreading as far back as Nate could see.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis