narrow
adjective
of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected.
narrowness
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a word derived from
narrow.
Example Sentences
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“There’s a lot of angst out there about this narrowness in the market,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
One reason for this narrowness is surely that the Theban plays tell stories broadly familiar to theatergoers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
And even within the strait, there are particular challenges that convoys could struggle with -- for one, the narrowness of the channel drastically reduces the time a warship might have to stop an attack.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
The symbolic payoff in Ethan Hawke’s brilliant use of his daughter and Linney is that we grasp both the intense narrowness of O’Connor’s subject matter as well as the rich versatility within her gothic archetypes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
They would always find excuses to slip away, afraid to reveal the narrowness of their knowledge.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
