spread

Example Sentences

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That’s “the widest spread in history exceeding anything during the tech bubble,” Krinsky said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

With the invention of an efficient cotton gin in the 1790s, cotton planting spread rapidly across the Deep South as far west as Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Then there are more buy-now-pay-later services that people are taking advantage of as they spread out their spending on expensive items.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"I do a really nice roast chicken. I love doing a spread of tacos and salads… but the best hangover cure's a proper English breakfast. That'll get me right in the morning."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

But at last we spread our blankets over the squirming straw and sat on them.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom