How to Use breadth in a Sentence

breadth

noun
  • We measured the height, breadth, and depth of each piece of furniture.
  • What does work is depth, not breadth.
    Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2025
  • For one, there’s the sheer speed and breadth of it.
    Brody Ford, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • My breadth comes from my need to be useful.
    Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The shift knob is no more than a hand's breadth away from the rim.
    Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
  • That’s a product of the breadth.
    Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
  • What strikes me the most is the breadth of the authors of the pieces.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Winnipeg beats teams due to the depth and breadth of the sum of its parts.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The breadth of quality across the films is wide.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The market’s weak breadth is starting to catch up to it.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • With the spike in interest has come a greater breadth of styles.
    WSJ, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Its crisp, woody essence showcases the true breadth of fresh air.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
  • No one has the size and breadth of our platforms to tell these stories.
    cleveland, 19 June 2021
  • The depth and breadth of actions in the first two weeks show the results.
    Axios, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Hyland’s main strengths are breadth and domain depth.
    Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Her breadth and skill as an artist are seldom seen at the high school level.
    Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
  • To be clear, longer-term measures of breadth are still in decent shape.
    David Keller, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Knee-high socks should come to two fingers' breadth below the knee bend.
    Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 17 Dec. 2024
  • And by the way, when your breadth of audience is as big as ours, right?
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The restaurant’s wine list deserves its many awards for great breadth and depth.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Some markets reward depth over breadth.
    Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • This year’s lineup reflects that breadth.
    Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But Boiron has stopped trying to win on breadth.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • And the parties are at odds over the breadth of her influence.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Amazon gift cards are an obvious pick for the sheer breadth of choice.
    Simon Hill, Wired, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The goal is to give readers a breadth of stories and opinions at a glance.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 1 May 2024
  • The breadth and speed of the assault points to deep planning by Hamas.
    Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Its sheer breadth of tools can also feel overwhelming for new users.
    PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The know-how and breadth of the webtoon platforms is also at a level now.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The medicines in short supply range all over the breadth of human ailments.
    Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024

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