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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The resulting lava tubes stretch over 820 feet (250 meters) across, more than eight times the width of California's tunnels.
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Tom Brown, Space.com, 25 May 2026
To put it in perspective, between 63 and 72 percent of people wear shoes that don’t fit the width or length of their feet, according to a study completed by the Journal of Foot and Ankle Research.
—Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Exact spacing depends on each variety's mature width; large plants will need more space than compact.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
Wallmakers needed to connect the two land parcels while keeping the foundation 100 ft within the spillway width, since a JCB excavator needed to be used for clearing the build space.
—Stefan Ionescu
may 20, New Atlas, 20 May 2026
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Tom Brown, Space.com, 25 May 2026
To put it in perspective, between 63 and 72 percent of people wear shoes that don’t fit the width or length of their feet, according to a study completed by the Journal of Foot and Ankle Research.
—Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Exact spacing depends on each variety's mature width; large plants will need more space than compact.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
Wallmakers needed to connect the two land parcels while keeping the foundation 100 ft within the spillway width, since a JCB excavator needed to be used for clearing the build space.
—Stefan Ionescu
may 20, New Atlas, 20 May 2026
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“Width.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/width. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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