How to Use breadth in a Sentence

breadth

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  • We measured the height, breadth, and depth of each piece of furniture.
  • But in striving for such breadth, GoT at times struggled with depth.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The water came out in a dribble, with a hair’s-breadth turn of the tap between icy and scalding.
    — Ian McEwan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • But the aesthetic breadth and scope of the Mysteries series doesn’t stop there.
    — Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2022
  • In hindsight, the album also reveals its shocking breadth.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Sills, whose breadth of knowledge is enormous, could absolutely teach a course in the history of the decorative arts.
    — David Netto, Town & Country, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Mody noted the breadth of representation from around the country, especially in the dance performances.
    — Jayati Ramakrishnan, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone maker, hadn’t previously disclosed such a breadth of internal, brand-crossover figures for its foldable devices.
    — Jiyoung Sohn, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Rums are most akin to whisky in their breadth and complexity, very dependent on the quality of the raw ingredients, the wide variety of woods for ageing, blending, and length of ageing.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Given enough time, Atlantic eelgrass could eventually evolve to have the same breadth of diversity as its Pacific counterparts.
    — Rebecca Dzombak, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The shift knob is no more than a hand's breadth away from the rim.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The breadth and speed of the assault points to deep planning by Hamas.
    — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • With the spike in interest has come a greater breadth of styles.
    — WSJ, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Still a hair’s breadth away from me, his face glowered.
    — Ishion Hutchinson, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The know-how and breadth of the webtoon platforms is also at a level now.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Maybe all the choices overwhelm at first glance, but the beauty is in the breadth.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The goal is to give readers a breadth of stories and opinions at a glance.
    — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 1 May 2024
  • The medicines in short supply range all over the breadth of human ailments.
    — Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Her breadth and skill as an artist are seldom seen at the high school level.
    — Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Given the breadth of their work, nobody will love every one of the acts these four have worked with.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2023
  • People pointed and their eyes widened at the breadth of the selection.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
  • His bosses made good use of the breadth of his expertise.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Because of the storm’s breadth, however, its effects could stretch along a huge swath of the coast.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Presendieu gets the depth and breadth of Jackson fandom.
    — Christine Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The breadth of the effort has become clearer in recent weeks.
    — David E. Sanger, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • There was still ground to cover to establish the breadth of a career, though.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 May 2023
  • And that somewhere might be collecting data to see the breadth and depth of the problem.
    — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Scholarly depth and breadth rarely meet on equal terms.
    — Maxwell Carter, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2023
  • There have absolutely been couples in the past that take in the full breadth of that and have made their decision at the altar, which is how the experiment is designed.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Though there are valid arguments in support of job-hopping to fuel one’s corporate climb, those who are loyal to a single employer are typically better able to understand the full breadth of the company in great detail.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024

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