Used in a Sentence

widening

How to use widening in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for widening.

Editorial note

This seems like another symptom of the widening income gap.

Examples9
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

an increase in width

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of widening gathered in one view.

noun

an increase in width

noun

a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

noun

the act of making something wider

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for widening.

noun

a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

noun

the act of making something wider

Example sentences

1

This seems like another symptom of the widening income gap.

2

It's widening in Europe as well, but not as fast and not as radically as in the US in the last 30 years.

3

Do you allow remote workers as this seems like an obvious solution to widening the talent pool.

4

It's literally a four line article, and one of them is "Construction work has begun on widening hundreds of platforms.

5

The invading placental cells paralyse the vessels so they cannot contract, then pump them full of growth hormones, widening them tenfold to capture more maternal blood.

6

I hate to draw the comparison, but it reminds me even more of this:""What no one seemed to notice," said a colleague of mine, a philologist, "was the ever widening gap, after 1933, between the government and the people.

7

The widening wealth inequality as it relates to inheritance can be explained mostly by one simple concept, something Buffett himself call the most powerful force in the universe: compounding.

8

What is known, is that this ever widening gap permits individuals, possibly several acting in concert and possibly in the belief that they are doing the right thing to exert undue influence upon the political decisions of the country for the benefit of the few at the expense of the many.

9

Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhereThe ceremony of innocence is drowned;The best lack all conviction, while the worstAre full of passionate intensity.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use widening in a sentence?

This seems like another symptom of the widening income gap.

What does widening mean?

an increase in width

What part of speech is widening?

widening is commonly used as noun.