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
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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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Simply measure the windows, then take an X-Acto knife to cut the film to the correct width and height.
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Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Despite its massive size of roughly 1.6 to 2 times the width of our sun, Altair is known for spinning rapidly.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
That's matched by over 46 inches (117 cm) of width, providing a two-person sleeper floor, mattress sold separately.
—New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2024
The fjord is roughly the width of Manhattan, and over the span of the nine-day period following the collapse, the water in the fjord sloshed back and forth, oscillating every 90 seconds.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
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Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Despite its massive size of roughly 1.6 to 2 times the width of our sun, Altair is known for spinning rapidly.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
That's matched by over 46 inches (117 cm) of width, providing a two-person sleeper floor, mattress sold separately.
—New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2024
The fjord is roughly the width of Manhattan, and over the span of the nine-day period following the collapse, the water in the fjord sloshed back and forth, oscillating every 90 seconds.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Width.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/width. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.
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