sprawl
verb (used without object)
to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner.
was sprawling
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past progressiveof sprawl.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Born in the Wild,” her 2024 debut LP, was sprawling yet deeply personal, covering her broad influences with incisive, emotional songwriting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
Nicole was sprawling, covering nearly the entire weather-weary state of Florida while also reaching into Georgia and the Carolinas before dawn on Thursday.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Around the basin curve again, not far from where Busse was sprawling, a young woman in a striking, long pink flowered kimono smiled beatifically, an antidote to lingering pandemic sadness.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2022
Now, this led to a leak-free competent product, but the final product was sprawling and unwieldy.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2017
Squealer, temporarily stunned, was sprawling beside it, and near at hand there lay a lantern, a paint-brush, and an overturned pot of white paint.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
