How to Use broad-based in a Sentence

broad-based

adjective
  • That's because the impacts are more broad-based.
    — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The selloff was broad-based, spanning a range of property and tech stocks.
    — Matthew Thomas, WSJ, 20 June 2023
  • The pace of growth has overall been solid—if not broad-based—but softened in May.
    — Solcyré Burga, Time, 6 June 2025
  • Sentiment declines were broad-based and seen across incomes, wealth and age groups.
    — Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Yet the increases haven't been as broad-based as many economists feared.
    — Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
  • One is that policymaking is no longer broad-based.
    — Richard Davis, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Positions are broad-based across markets.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 5 June 2026
  • It's concentrated rather than broad-based.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • The state's sales tax revenue gains in June were broad-based compared to a year ago, said Shelnutt.
    — Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 6 July 2023
  • And unlike many recent housing trends, this is broad-based, not a regional story.
    — Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • One is the audiences, who are very spontaneous and responsive and broad-based.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The increase was broad-based across age, education and income groups, the report said.
    — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
  • The ideal tax system is one that is simple, that is broad-based, and that leaves the field free for prodigious economic growth.
    — The Editors, National Review, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Advertisement The slowdown in hiring last month was broad-based.
    — Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
  • This phenomenon leaves most investors confused as to why this recent bull market run hasn’t been more broad-based.
    — Ivan Illan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The losses were broad-based across sectors, led by the technology companies.
    — Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 12 May 2025
  • Unlike prior months, where job growth was concentrated in healthcare and a few other sectors, gains were more broad-based.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 June 2026
  • The increase in rejections was broad-based across age groups and highest among those with credit scores below 680.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The Conference Board said the rebound in confidence this month was broad-based across all ages and income groups.
    — Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
  • This means building a thriving and broad-based AI ecosystem – not a top-heavy skyscraper for tech giants to dictate from.
    — Alexandra Ebert, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The Conference Board report notes that April’s fall in confidence was broad-based across all age groups and most income groups.
    — Kevin Williams, Quartz, 29 Apr. 2025
  • There had been some speculation that the tariffs could be delayed and might be targeted at certain essential items rather than being more broad-based.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The advance was broad-based, reflecting gains in professional and business services, government and health care.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2023
  • Declines were broad-based across oil, natural gas, coal, refined oil products, and chemical raw materials.
    — Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • The increase was broad-based across industries, with gains led by the technology, financials and real estate sectors.
    — Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Inflows were broad-based across sectors, with living assets such as multiple dwellings and student housing leading the charge, up 43% over the year.
    — Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The strength so far this reporting season has been broad-based and not confined to just the Big Tech superstars that dominate the market.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • Again, the emerging legal regime entrenches a divided world order in which broad-based, collective solutions are likely to fail.
    — Aziz Huq, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Our collective grievances are broad-based, extending from economic to electoral to societal.
    — Richard Edelman, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The Conference Board stated that the rebound in confidence this month was broad-based, affecting all age groups and income levels.
    — Dan Gooding gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025

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