Examples of nationwide in a Sentence
Adjective
The murders attracted nationwide attention.
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Jeff Amy, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
That morning Typhoon Kalmaegi dumped over a month’s worth of rain, causing rivers and waterways in Cebu to swell and unleashing catastrophic flash flooding that killed more than 230 people nationwide.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
The Starbucks at 16773 Bernardo Center Drive in The Plaza was one of seven in the City of San Diego that closed suddenly in late September as part of a company-wide restructuring that impacted over 450 locations nationwide.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Electric bills have emerged as a potent political issue in Georgia and nationwide, with grassroots opposition to data centers partly based on fears that other customers will subsidize power demands of technology behemoths.
—Jeff Amy, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
That morning Typhoon Kalmaegi dumped over a month’s worth of rain, causing rivers and waterways in Cebu to swell and unleashing catastrophic flash flooding that killed more than 230 people nationwide.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Adverb
According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, positive flu cases jumped nearly 15% nationwide in just the past week.
—Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
The Starbucks at 16773 Bernardo Center Drive in The Plaza was one of seven in the City of San Diego that closed suddenly in late September as part of a company-wide restructuring that impacted over 450 locations nationwide.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Nationwide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nationwide. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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