broaden
verb (used with or without object)
to become or make broad.
had broadened
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past perfectof broaden.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Tech stocks led a Friday selloff that by late afternoon had broadened to envelop 10 of 11 sectors in the S&P 500 index.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It said it had "broadened" support for mining communities, which "changes and evolves as individuals age and needs grow".
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
Tauheedah Graham, a fifth-grade teacher from San Diego Unified School District, said the conference in Long Beach had broadened her perspective as an educator who isn’t Cambodian American.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2024
Spotify, which is based in Stockholm, bought Gimlet for $230 million in 2019 and The Ringer for about $200 million in 2020, sending a signal that it had broadened its ambitions beyond music streaming.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
The morning light had broadened, gained greater depth, and lay in a clean sheet across the bay, giving it a silver tincture.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
