sprawl
verb (used without object)
to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner.
have sprawled
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present perfectof sprawl.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Tent camps have sprawled over any empty piece of land.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Tech giants in recent years have sprawled across the nation in search of additional — and sometimes cheaper — talent.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2022
But those narrower problems have sprawled into a much broader mess.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2021
But many in California, where millions of homes have sprawled into the mountainous and flammable wildlands, still fear fire in all forms.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2019
Most of the officers have sprawled around a little fire and are burning their boot-leather thereat.
From From the Ranks by Charles King
