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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Over the years, lithography machines have become more and more complex out of necessity as, per Moore’s Law, chips’ transistors have shrunk smaller and smaller—down to the width of a few silicon atoms today.
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Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
Your feet should be hip-width apart.
—Margaret Cirino, NPR, 21 June 2026
Make sure to leave plenty of room so that there’s at least one plant’s width between the house and other plants.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
With Christian Pulisic unavailable, nursing a calf injury sustained against Paraguay, he was joined up top by Ricardo Pepi, and showed his versatility and comfort across the width of the field.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
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Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
Your feet should be hip-width apart.
—Margaret Cirino, NPR, 21 June 2026
Make sure to leave plenty of room so that there’s at least one plant’s width between the house and other plants.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
With Christian Pulisic unavailable, nursing a calf injury sustained against Paraguay, he was joined up top by Ricardo Pepi, and showed his versatility and comfort across the width of the field.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
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“Width.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/width. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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