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

This growing problem is hard to miss: Camps are sprawling across sidewalks in some places and are overwhelming public parks in others.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2023

She said there are sprawling categories of workers whose livelihoods depend on the platforms functioning.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2021

Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, the Golden Horn are sprawling daubs to flawless Mitylene.

From Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 by Hamilton, Ian, Sir