How to Use breadth in a Sentence

breadth

noun

• We measured the height, breadth, and depth of each piece of furniture.
• And that somewhere might be collecting data to see the breadth and depth of the problem.
  — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022
• Do those two results kinda tell the story of the breadth of how fortunes could go this weekend?
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022
• The online retailer has a breadth of options organized by type, price point, and more.
  — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
• But a group show like this one benefits from a breadth that exceeds just superlative quality.
  — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
• Other signals of breadth health aren’t flashing as powerfully.
  — Hannah Miao, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022
• But its breadth spans beyond rap, protecting other genres of music as well as poetry, film, dance, visual art and writing.
  — Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2022
• But the breadth and depth of the present threat to the country seems unprecedented in post–Civil War America.
  — Jonathan Stevenson, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022
• There have absolutely been couples in the past that take in the full breadth of that and have made their decision at the altar, which is how the experiment is designed.
  — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
• Nationwide the depth and breadth of the teacher shortage is not unprecedented, and can partly be attributed to a tight labor market.
  — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2022
• Some human rights advocates, who have lobbied the Pentagon for years to strengthen its policies and practices to prevent civilian harm, praised the plan’s scope and breadth.
  — Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022
• The length of the mission, breadth of the orbits and speed of the return are all extremes to prove out the capacity of the Orion capsule to support future human flight.
  — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2022
• This year's strike wave is significant, though, for the breadth of industries affected and because of the hoops UK workers have to jump through to down tools legally.
  — Anna Cooban, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022
• Glimpses of past traumas and ongoing tribulations are thrown into balance the full breadth of a character striving to solidify her dominion.
  — Holly Jones, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
• The top picks explore a breadth of ideas—from the experience of losing consciousness to the importance of animal models in research—but all of them tie back to our uniquely human brain.
  — Liz Tormes, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2022
• The shift knob is no more than a hand's breadth away from the rim.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
• The breadth and speed of the assault points to deep planning by Hamas.
  — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• With the spike in interest has come a greater breadth of styles.
  — WSJ, 3 Feb. 2023
• Still a hair’s breadth away from me, his face glowered.
  — Ishion Hutchinson, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2022
• The know-how and breadth of the webtoon platforms is also at a level now.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
• Maybe all the choices overwhelm at first glance, but the beauty is in the breadth.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
• The goal is to give readers a breadth of stories and opinions at a glance.
  — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 1 May 2024
• The medicines in short supply range all over the breadth of human ailments.
  — Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
• Her breadth and skill as an artist are seldom seen at the high school level.
  — Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
• Given the breadth of their work, nobody will love every one of the acts these four have worked with.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2023
• People pointed and their eyes widened at the breadth of the selection.
  — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
• His bosses made good use of the breadth of his expertise.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2023
• Because of the storm’s breadth, however, its effects could stretch along a huge swath of the coast.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2023
• Presendieu gets the depth and breadth of Jackson fandom.
  — Christine Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2023
• The breadth of the effort has become clearer in recent weeks.
  — David E. Sanger, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024