Example Sentences

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First, Congress must address a long‑recognized problem with the federal criminal code: It is sprawling and vague, with statutes that often lack clear requirements regarding criminal intent.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Legs are aching, and the crowd is sprawling back around a quarter-mile from the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

Sacramento is sprawling yet confined, natural yet metropolitan.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

While the Chabad-Lubavitcher movement is sprawling and its mission is to welcome Jews at all levels of religious practice, it also has key divisions within the larger movement.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2024

She blinks, and suddenly the bald knight is sprawling through the dust.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz