1
: the horizontal measurement taken at right angles to the length : breadth
2
: largeness of extent or scope
3
: a measured and cut piece of material
a width of calico
Examples of width in a Sentence
What is the width of the table?
She carefully measured the length and width of the room.
The deck runs the full width of the house.
The carpet is available in several widths.
We swam ten widths in the pool.
I bought two widths of fabric.
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Such relentless rotations were a nightmare for Forest’s first-half 4-4-2 approach, unable to simultaneously cover the width of the full-backs and darting movements in midfield.
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Thom Harris, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The mature width of a hydrangea can range from 2 to 6 feet.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
Familiar is the all-new camera panel that stretches the width of the phone, similar to the camera bar on the Google Pixel 9 Pro, for instance but bigger because the three cameras are still arranged in triangular fashion on the left.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
To practice: Begin by standing behind your chair, arm’s length away, feet hip’s width apart.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
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Thom Harris, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The mature width of a hydrangea can range from 2 to 6 feet.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
Familiar is the all-new camera panel that stretches the width of the phone, similar to the camera bar on the Google Pixel 9 Pro, for instance but bigger because the three cameras are still arranged in triangular fashion on the left.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
To practice: Begin by standing behind your chair, arm’s length away, feet hip’s width apart.
—Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for width
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“Width.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/width. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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