widen
verb (used with or without object)
will widen
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future tenseof widen.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“We don’t know whether the war will widen or end quickly, and all of those things will drive the price of crude.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
It’s possible this gap will widen, too: The cost of food at restaurants is expected to increase by 4.6% this year, more than the 1.7% predicted rise in grocery prices, according to the USDA.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026
"The gap between AI technology hype and customer experience expectations will widen at CES 2026," predicted Forrester principal analyst Thomas Husson.
From Barron's ● Jan. 3, 2026
AI will widen the gap between superstars and everybody else, writes Matthew Call of Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
As Mr. Gladstone himself had said a few years before, "The limit of possible variation between character and opinion—aye, between character and belief—is widening and will widen."
From Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton
