1
: the horizontal measurement taken at right angles to the length : breadth
2
: largeness of extent or scope
3
: a measured and cut piece of material
a width of calico
Examples of width in a Sentence
What is the width of the table?
She carefully measured the length and width of the room.
The deck runs the full width of the house.
The carpet is available in several widths.
We swam ten widths in the pool.
I bought two widths of fabric.
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The width of your clenched first from your thumb to the other side of your hand is about 10 degrees, while the thickness of your little finger accounts for around 1 degree in the night sky.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 5 June 2025
Hence the width of this beast – that kite is designed to pull hard from one side, and the rest of the boat is designed to turn that pull into maximum forward velocity while resisting rollover.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
In the video, Roche stretches out her arms to lift the mirror, which appears to be roughly the same width as her arm span.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Mees’ Lines Mees' lines appear as horizontal white lines that run across the width of your fingernails or toenails.
—Laura Schober, Health, 1 June 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 5 June 2025
Hence the width of this beast – that kite is designed to pull hard from one side, and the rest of the boat is designed to turn that pull into maximum forward velocity while resisting rollover.
—New Atlas, 4 June 2025
In the video, Roche stretches out her arms to lift the mirror, which appears to be roughly the same width as her arm span.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Mees’ Lines Mees' lines appear as horizontal white lines that run across the width of your fingernails or toenails.
—Laura Schober, Health, 1 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for width
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“Width.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/width. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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