How to Use widespread in a Sentence

widespread

adjective
  • There was widespread opposition to the plan.
  • There is widespread public interest in the election.
  • Trade partners had become more widespread.
  • Part of their widespread appeal is that they are made to be, as the name says, crispy and crunchy.
    — Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Her death sparked widespread protests across the country.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
  • When these hatches are widespread, the bass spread out as well.
    — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
  • The widespread use of acronyms seems to have taken off around the middle of the 20th century.
    — Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The snuffbox is the most widespread of the Epioblasma genus of mussels.
    — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The best time frame for widespread rain next week looks to be Tuesday through Thursday.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Rain could be rather widespread at times late in the day or heading into the evening, and some could be heavy.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Apple has said the issue is not widespread and that the tech will improve over time.
    — WIRED, 18 Oct. 2022
  • One of the great advances in apple breeding in the past few decades has been the widespread use of dwarf rootstocks.
    — Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The gains followed a widespread market slide on Monday, where the S&P dropped 3% and the Dow declined 2.6%.
    — Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
  • When the show first aired, none of the voice actors or creators knew how widespread the fanbase was.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Well, but all – all the courts said that there was – there was no widespread fraud in the January 6th election.
    — ABC News, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The widespread interest in these drugs has led to shortages.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Having heard widespread praise for Marsh around the league, Cardoso was sold by the end of her first phone call with her new coach.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
  • In the aftermath of an Aug. 20 storm that caused widespread flooding and forced the closure of the park, the shallow lake stretched as long as four miles.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The comments drew widespread criticism and calls for the GOP to condemn the statements.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 11 Oct. 2022
  • In response to widespread criticism, the army has said detainees are stripped to check them for weapons.
    — Najib Jobain and Samy Magdy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
  • This is a plant native to the eastern USA that is one of the earliest widespread flowers of spring.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
  • And evidence of widespread cheating could prompt a new round of street protests.
    — Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
  • More than half a foot of rain drenched much of Puerto Rico and caused widespread flash flooding.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The agencies were given two weeks to prepare for the widespread layoffs.
    — Erin Doherty, Axios, 26 Feb. 2025
  • In some firms, the work-with-me guides are rare and rarely utilized, while at other times the endeavor is more widespread.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • That has brought health warnings, as well as widespread disruption to trains and flights.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022
  • The lack of effort has been so widespread, it’s turned into a collective punch line among my group of friends.
    — Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Now, the website explains that widespread access will end in March.
    — Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Autopsies found the disease to be so widespread that more than one-third of white men and half of Black men in their 70s had prostate cancers that would never do any harm.
    — Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 21 May 2025
  • Now, it’s being discussed and measured in people’s bloodwork on a more widespread basis.
    — Stacey Colino, Time, 22 May 2025

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