narrow
adjective
of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected.
narrowness
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a word derived from
narrow.
Example Sentences
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Given the narrowness of El-Sayed's primary victory, he has considerable work ahead if he wants to unite the party before November's vote.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
One reason for this narrowness is surely that the Theban plays tell stories broadly familiar to theatergoers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
And even within the strait, there are particular challenges that convoys could struggle with -- for one, the narrowness of the channel drastically reduces the time a warship might have to stop an attack.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
The narrowness of the playing area makes it difficult for the actors to do more than offer a stylized approximation of the slapstick ballet that Frayn has engineered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
These were fairy tales, which did nothing to alter the narrowness of their existence.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
