How to Use span in a Sentence

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1 of 2 verb

• A bridge spans the river.
• His career as a singer spanned three decades.
• Her academic interests span a wide variety of topics.
• Their empire once spanned several continents.
• Some took the stand for just a few hours, others spanned days.
  — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
• The main-deck master spans the width of the boat and includes an en suite and walk-in closet.
  — Christopher King, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2024
• The front wing rises four floors while the rear of the property spans three floors.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2024
• There was a lot behind the Taylor house that spanned maybe half a block.
  — April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2024
• The Three-Body Problem is the first in a trilogy that spans, in the end, millions of years.
  — Vanessa Armstrong, Vulture, 27 July 2023
• That was the start of a remarkable run that now spans 13 starts and two levels.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023
• Each of these projects is expected to span many months.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
• In certain parts of the country, fire seasons that once lasted a few months now span much of the year.
  — ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2024
• The home spans 4,254 square feet with six bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and one half bathroom.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2023
• Further toward the bow lies an elegant owner’s suite that spans the full width of the beam.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2023
• Fifty more projects of the same size as Dos Rios would span more than 150 square miles, an area larger than the city of Detroit, Michigan.
  — Jake Bittle, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
• The mural, which spans 90 feet of the Sycamore Place building, is expected to be complete by the end of August.
  — Annasofia Scheve, The Enquirer, 26 July 2023
• Nearby is the Chain Bridge, one of several bridges spanning the river and linking the Pest and Buda sides of the city.
  — Nicole Winfield and Justin Spike, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2023
• The film also spanned three regimes at Warner Bros. and underwent a series of reshoots.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2023
• Love and larceny is in the air; Theron and Craig will play career thieves whose relationship spans the course of three big jobs.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023
• Ralph’s commitment to Project Angel Food spans three decades.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2023
• The three leads are the anchors in a very convoluted, very sweaty love triangle, which spans decades.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 May 2024
• Unlike niche categories like beauty gifts or presents for pet lovers, tech spans far and wide.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2023
• The eponymous boardwalk, which spans 2.5 miles, is a popular spot for strolling or biking.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
• These homes were usually raised several feet off the ground (another way to help keep the house cool) and had porches on the front and back of the house that spanned the full width of the house.
  — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
• This is where Anderson was commissioned to paint a mural spanning all 3,000 feet of the space.
  — Kayla Michelle Smith, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024
• Tina Turner, whose musical career spanned over five decades, died on Wednesday at the age of 83.
  — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
• Its stores can span hundreds of thousands of square feet—and getting in and out of a store could take a while, if it’s designed the traditional way.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2023
• The tour spans Swift's 10 studio albums, and fans across the country are creating and wearing outfits to match.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2023
• The Bears are desperate for a win and are in prime position to finally snap that losing streak that spans to the 2022 season.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2023
• Finished just in time for submission to Cannes, the film features his wife Zhao Tao, his muse over the last two decades, and tells the story of a couple spanning 20 years.
  — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024

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2 of 2 noun

• But which watches, from that 13-year span, are the blue chips?
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2023
• In the span of a few short months, the Pritzkers packed their bags for Springfield.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023
• In the span of a 15-second video, about anything sounds good.
  — Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2024
• Of note, the four deaths in the span of last August all occurred since the DOJ got involved.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 1 Sep. 2023
• In that span, the Kings outscored the Warriors 23-11 to flip an eight-point deficit into a four-point lead.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2023
• In the span of one minute to close out the second quarter, a 19-point Roosevelt lead was slashed to 10.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2024
• In the span of 15 minutes, that dream became a nightmare.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023
• That matches Brady for the most by any quarterback in a five-year span..
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
• To break that record in a span of 24 hours was phenomenal.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2023
• Rarely does a city get two Super Bowls within a five-year span.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• Voters will have two separate elections in the span of two weeks for the seat.
  — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• Trending In the span of a year, Majors’ career had a tremendous freefall.
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
• And this season, Miami had not won since May 23, a span of 11 games.
  — James Wagner, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
• That’s because in the span of a few hours on Sept. 6, many like Ms. Espinosa felt a shift in women’s standing.
  — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2023
• In the span of two minutes, Golden State’s comfortable lead was down to eight.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
• Over a span of nine months, the WFH group showed a robust 13% performance increase.
  — Bygleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
• Now, just a half mile from the span, the vessel has gone dark – no power, no steering, no propulsion.
  — USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
• The rest of the island’s wonders span in all directions, so be prepared to get behind the wheel or to pass on the sites and stay put on the beach.
  — Genevieve Ko, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2024
• Hunter held the role for 13 1/2 years, a span that included four World Series trips and two titles.
  — Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2024
• Keep in mind the leg span is very wide at 29 inches, and the stand may not fit under standard tree collars or skirts.
  — Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
• Six drivers have finished runner-up three or more times in that span, and nine have done so at least twice.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2023
• Frank Turner hit the road hard this weekend, seeking to break the world record for most shows played in multiple cities in the span of 24 hours.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2024
• Four deaths occurred in the span of five days in January, and two more were reported about a week ago.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
• In the span of a month, Eliantes Jean Jacques has lost two family members to the ceaseless violence in Haiti.
  — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
• Things that would happen in the span of 50 years in a peaceful country like Canada happened in the span of like five weeks in Korea.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
• The Kings finally came alive when Lyles hit two 3-pointers in a span of 35 seconds to cut the deficit to single digits.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
• Multiple Cretaceous bird species clearly came back to the same place over a span of years.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
• Over a span of five years, this sums up to a potential loss of $1.1 billion per company.
  — Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2023
• But first, there's the business of clearing the channel of debris from the collapsed span and the other unknowns that will inevitably creep into the project.
  — Scott Neuman, NPR, 3 May 2024
• The Cascade Range is one of the most accessible spans of active volcanism on Earth.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024