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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Measure from the root flare down to the bottom of the root ball, and then measure the width of the root ball.
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Each of the seven spacious residences, designed by Singapore’s KulörGroup, stretches across the width of the island (basically a narrow sandbank), meaning there's a beach on one end and the Indian Ocean on the other, giving guests the best of both worlds.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
As the sun's core collapses, its outer layers, where nuclear fusion is still occurring, will puff out to around 100 times the original width of the sun — maybe more.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Just as your brain effortlessly combines visual data from two pupils about a palm’s width from each other, the VueBuds' AI meshes two separate camera images into one.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Each of the seven spacious residences, designed by Singapore’s KulörGroup, stretches across the width of the island (basically a narrow sandbank), meaning there's a beach on one end and the Indian Ocean on the other, giving guests the best of both worlds.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
As the sun's core collapses, its outer layers, where nuclear fusion is still occurring, will puff out to around 100 times the original width of the sun — maybe more.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Just as your brain effortlessly combines visual data from two pupils about a palm’s width from each other, the VueBuds' AI meshes two separate camera images into one.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
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 28 Apr. 2026.
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