'span' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'span' with 9 example sentences.
- span noun
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: the complete duration of something
: the distance or interval between two points
: two items of the same kind
: a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
: the act of sitting or standing astride
- span verb
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: to cover or extend over an area or time period
The life span of a butterfly is short.
A millennium spans a period of ten centuries.
What is the average life span in Japan?
A bridge further north spans the river.
His research spans a wide range of fields.
I have a short attention span.
A beautiful rainbow is spanning the sky.
His life spanned nearly a century.
This spider can have a leg span of up 6 inches.