Example Sentences

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With the new proclamations, Biden will have designated 10 national monuments using his executive authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906 and has enlarged or modified several more, including expanding two in the Golden State.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

Since then, the U.S. current-account deficit has enlarged from $99 billion to $110 billion in 2019 and $242 billion in 2022.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2023

To cope with the impacts of extreme heat Mr Blenkiron has enlarged reservoirs on his farm and shifted harvesting patterns to prevent wildfires.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2023

“Each owner has enlarged this house and changed it. But what’s amazing is that everything we’ve done makes it feel more like the place he wanted it to be.”

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021

Imagine a particle so small that you can barely see it even though a microscope has enlarged it for you 300 times.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson