How to Use widen in a Sentence

widen

verb

• The city is going to widen the road.
• They went swimming at a spot where the river widens.
• Her eyes widened in surprise.
• The scope of the investigation has widened.
• They plan to widen the investigation.
• The window by the kitchen sink was widened to add more light.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
• But the gap between those who have wealth and those who don’t is widening.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
• My eyes widen and find Angela’s with the same question.
  — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 19 July 2023
• The Salmon, widening, seemed almost devoid of fish, and the sky was eerily free of birds.
  — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
• Now, Houston should be getting C.J. Stroud back, and the rookie ought to widen that gap.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
• But new rules have widened the scope of places where men can be stopped and questioned about their draft status.
  — Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
• The Chiefs cashed in three plays later with another touchdown pass to widen the lead to eight.
  — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2024
• As the body tries to cool down, blood vessels widen, redirecting hot blood from the core of your body toward the surface.
  — WIRED, 30 Sep. 2023
• The project includes repairing and widening walkways around the Tidal Basin.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
• By increasing the amount of blood flowing through the body and speed, this widens blood vessels and allows heat to escape.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 July 2023
• Lanning asked his team, his eyes widening in a manic rage.
  — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• But when the general field is expanded to include Kennedy in a three-way race, Biden’s lead widens.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2023
• Two big eyes peer out from under a rain sodden jacket and widen at the sight of Father Christmas at the window.
  — Kate Brady, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
• His perspective had widened considerably beyond the old rock & roll guitar in the back of the blues club.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023
• The Clippers’ 10-2 start to the second quarter widening a lead that was never within single digits the rest of the night.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
• Loch Raven had its best quarter offensively in the third quarter, outscoring the Gators 26-17 to widen the lead.
  — Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
• Even as Israel’s attacks widen, there are growing calls for a prisoner swap to free the more than 200 hostages held by Hamas.
  — Susannah George, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
• Latson scored 13 points in the third quarter to widen the Seminoles’ advantage.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
• There’s been recent construction to widen Prairie Avenue to improve traffic flow in the area.
  — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
• One of Beijing’s aims will be to widen the fissures in Taiwan’s government.
  — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
• Her widening horror at what is happening all around her pours right through her eyes.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2023
• But, as some critics fear, the financial product could widen the reach of crypto and pose further risk.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2024
• The appeal of her recipes was widened by their flexibility.
  — Mayukh Sen, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
• While many travelers have been seeing more freedom to travel visa-free over the years, the gap between the top and the bottom of the rankings has also widened.
  — Simrin Singh, CBS News, 20 July 2023
• The customer favoritism is widening a gap in stock performance, too.
  — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024