How to Use breadth in a Sentence

breadth

noun
  • We measured the height, breadth, and depth of each piece of furniture.
  • The shift knob is no more than a hand's breadth away from the rim.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The breadth of the problem is unclear across the metro area.
    — oregonlive, 29 July 2022
  • The depth and breadth of actions in the first two weeks show the results.
    — Axios, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The breadth and speed of the assault points to deep planning by Hamas.
    — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
  • With the spike in interest has come a greater breadth of styles.
    — WSJ, 3 Feb. 2023
  • And the parties are at odds over the breadth of her influence.
    — Mike Lillis, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Still a hair’s breadth away from me, his face glowered.
    — Ishion Hutchinson, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The know-how and breadth of the webtoon platforms is also at a level now.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Maybe all the choices overwhelm at first glance, but the beauty is in the breadth.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
  • 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 of the challenges are evident across New York.
    — New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The medicines in short supply range all over the breadth of human ailments.
    — Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 13 Apr. 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
  • Her breadth and skill as an artist are seldom seen at the high school level.
    — Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Given the breadth of his talents, celebrities and their stylists ought to take note.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2022
  • The water came out in a dribble, with a hair’s-breadth turn of the tap between icy and scalding.
    — Ian McEwan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Given the breadth of their work, nobody will love every one of the acts these four have worked with.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2023
  • People pointed and their eyes widened at the breadth of the selection.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
  • His bosses made good use of the breadth of his expertise.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Because of the storm’s breadth, however, its effects could stretch along a huge swath of the coast.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Presendieu gets the depth and breadth of Jackson fandom.
    — Christine Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2023
  • But in striving for such breadth, GoT at times struggled with depth.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Looking at the full breadth of the problem, Marshall doesn't seem to have much good news to offer.
    — Gordon Feller, Ars Technica, 26 July 2022
  • At SoFi Stadium, the breadth of the Harbaugh universe will be in view.
    — Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The breadth of the effort has become clearer in recent weeks.
    — David E. Sanger, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The music, much like this next game overall, is often a case of depth over breadth.
    — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 15 June 2022
  • Selma was, in his view, part of a far larger national movement to secure for Black Americans the full breadth of the American promise.
    — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Australia boasts some of the world’s oldest vines and wines; generally very good farming practices; living wages and fair conditions for vineyard workers; and a breadth of wines from over 160 varieties to suit all palates.
    — Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 5 Mar. 2025

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