Examples of broaden in a Sentence
They need to broaden their understanding of other cultures.
The police have broadened the scope of the investigation.
Her smile broadened when I told her the good news.
The investigation has broadened to include the mayor's staff.
His interests broadened to include art and music, not just sports.
Recent Examples on the Web
Seeing Black history ‘for more than just the bad’
Over several months and during two visits to Miller's classroom, students told USA TODAY the course broadens their knowledge and instills hope.
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USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024
One of the key factors in bringing Trump around on early and mail-in voting was the data advisers were able to show him that suggested the campaign could effectively broaden its outreach to swing voters in battleground states if the Republican base was comfortable with voting early.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
The measure continues a push to extend health care coverage to more undocumented residents by broadening income eligibility.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
In this view, Iran’s actions were meant primarily to deter Israel from broadening the current conflagration.
—Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024
But doing so means broadening safety measures far beyond the bridges themselves and carefully coordinating different layers of safeguards, transportation experts said.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Lay the groundwork and broaden your mindset to include the possibility that everything is happening for a reason.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
The idea is to broaden the reach for news while keeping costs down, and much of that is being made possible by marrying national news divisions with local newsrooms in place at various stations the media conglomerates own.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
But party leaders have latched onto farming in an apparent effort to broaden their focus beyond migration and edge toward the political mainstream.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024
One of the key factors in bringing Trump around on early and mail-in voting was the data advisers were able to show him that suggested the campaign could effectively broaden its outreach to swing voters in battleground states if the Republican base was comfortable with voting early.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
The measure continues a push to extend health care coverage to more undocumented residents by broadening income eligibility.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
In this view, Iran’s actions were meant primarily to deter Israel from broadening the current conflagration.
—Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024
But doing so means broadening safety measures far beyond the bridges themselves and carefully coordinating different layers of safeguards, transportation experts said.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Lay the groundwork and broaden your mindset to include the possibility that everything is happening for a reason.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
The idea is to broaden the reach for news while keeping costs down, and much of that is being made possible by marrying national news divisions with local newsrooms in place at various stations the media conglomerates own.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
But party leaders have latched onto farming in an apparent effort to broaden their focus beyond migration and edge toward the political mainstream.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Broaden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broaden. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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