broadness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of broadness
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at broad, -ness
Example Sentences
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That broadness of the statute, the lawsuit alleges, resulted in Williamson’s free speech being “objectively chilled by a reasonable fear” that she would be punished if she criticized dairy milk on school grounds.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2023
That would actually anchor us and let us play around with the tone and the broadness of the film throughout.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2022
The broadness of the First Amendment has produced strange bedfellows in free speech cases.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2022
The broadness of genetic multicancer screening tests makes it difficult to define a population that they would benefit most.
From Slate • Feb. 11, 2022
He saw my ungainly movements as I climbed the library steps, the broadness of my shoulders inside my Papagallo coat.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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