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'expand' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'expand' with 17 example sentences.


expand verb

: extend in one or more directions

: become larger in size or volume or quantity

: make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity

: grow vigorously

: exaggerate or make bigger

: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

: expand the influence of


  • I expand my knowledge by reading books.
  • Water expands when it freezes.
  • The company has decided to expand its business to Germany.
  • Good movies expand our horizons.
  • The Hubble constant describes how fast the universe is expanding.
  • Our sphere of influence has expanded so much since then.
  • That market has been rapidly expanding.
  • The company shelved plans to expand into Asia.
  • Is it necessary to expand human knowledge with space exploration?
  • There's no room to expand.
  • I've changed and expanded the text.
  • Can you expand on that?
  • Maybe I ought to expand the memory.
  • The business has expanded by 50% this year.
  • The workers are expanding the road.
  • People want more money to expand educational institutions.
  • Will the universe expand indefinitely?
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