Example Sentences

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After analyzing MRI scans, the researchers found that participants with mild cognitive impairment were more likely to have enlarged perivascular spaces than those with no cognitive problems.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

“We have enlarged the right to a home, but we didn't enlarge the supply of homes necessary to make that a reality. Rights that exist only on paper are of very little value.”

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

About half of men in their 50s have enlarged prostates and that prevalence climbs to more than 80% of men by the time they reach age 80.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Online marketplaces such as Amazon and Facebook Marketplace have enlarged the market for stolen goods.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2023

His excellent lectures have enlarged my mind on the subject of ecclesiastical polity, and rendered my feelings more liberal.

From The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada by Hodgins, J. George (John George)