sprawl
verb (used without object)
to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner.
are sprawling
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present progressiveof sprawl.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The regulators’ broader capital proposals are sprawling, across more than 1,000 pages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
They are sprawling lands of seemingly endless vistas and soaring plateaus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
Some are hyper-local affairs that are deeply rooted in tradition, and others are sprawling events that welcome people from all over the world.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
His musical tastes are sprawling — jazz, classical, salsa, rock, polka, harmonies — but he concedes to one glaring blind spot.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2021
Children are climbing and rolling on the soft greensward of the terraces, and adults are sprawling at full length, completely at their ease.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various
