How to Use width in a Sentence

width

noun

• The deck runs the full width of the house.
• What is the width of the table?
• We swam ten widths in the pool.
• She carefully measured the length and width of the room.
• I bought two widths of fabric.
• The carpet is available in several widths.
• When the glue dries, rip the rear blanks to a width of 5 in.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2021
• The structure spans the width of the 4,791-square-foot lot.
  — oregonlive, 18 Jan. 2022
• Measure things like the width of the path, the gate and the driveway.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 27 Feb. 2022
• Cut two slits, about the width of the straw, in the center of the star and thread over the straw.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 6 June 2022
• The right-side grid is double the length and width of the left-side grid.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2022
• The width of the platform, which holds the dwelling, has to fit into the slip.
  — oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022
• The second is the ratio of the width to the sidewall height.
  — Outdoor Life, 18 Feb. 2021
• The pattern and width of the crawl marks tells a lot about the turtle.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 29 June 2023
• Both the owner’s suite and the VIP measure the full width of the 28-foot beam.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 July 2024
• Bleachers will run along the width of the north end zone.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
• The width of the bottom of the hole isn’t as important as the top of the hole.
  — Dallas News, 19 Oct. 2020
• The hill takes up the width of Dearborn Street and is about 20 to 25 feet long.
  — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2021
• Cut your 2x2 to the width of the inside of your window frame.
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 15 Jan. 2021
• Measure the width and height of the window from the outside edges of the trim.
  — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2022
• When all fringe is cut to the same width, tug on each piece and cut at the loop.
  — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2020
• This woody vine can reach up to 65 feet in height and 32 feet in width.
  — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 27 June 2022
• Mature height is from 1 to 3 feet with a width of 2 to 3 feet.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
• Lie on back with knees bent and feet flat on the ground hip width apart.
  — Tiffany Ayuda, Health.com, 3 Mar. 2022
• Before buying one, always double-check its dimensions against the width and length of your feet.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
• Begin lying on your back with your knees bent and feet hip-width on the floor.
  — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
• The vessel has a length of 1,092 feet and its flight deck width will be 256 feet.
  — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
• The width of the fleet’s seats are outlined here.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
• Predictably, his greatest share of touches comes between the width of the posts, inside the penalty area.
  — Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
• The extra width makes a huge difference in this home and its living area is very spacious by tiny house standards.
  — New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026