Example sentences for: sprawling

How can you use “sprawling” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • On a clear day you can see Long Beach, 25-miles (40-km) away across the vast, sprawling metropolis.

  • A second LAT front-page piece states that the purchase price, almost double the going rate in baseball, is "so far out of the ballpark that it's highly unlikely the team will make money," but, the paper explains, "Murdoch sees sports team as another form of content for his sprawling television empire.

  • However, the main attractions are scattered throughout this sprawling city, so you’ll be taking frequent taxi, bus, or subway rides no matter where your hotel is located.

  • The capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hohhot is a sprawling, booming city with a metropolitan population of more than one million.

  • "[H]is best novel, a furious, sprawling drama," says Time 's John Skow.


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