Example Sentences

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In October, Platner says, word of his chest tattoo was spreading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

We know now that by late February 2020, Covid-19 was spreading at a speed that quarantines could no longer control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was spreading the transcontinental love in his own way.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Experts warned at the start of November that a new variant of flu was spreading more easily across the UK and as a result there would be a long, drawn-out flu season.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Outside, a soft violet light was spreading out across the eastern hillsides.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien