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'span' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'span' with 9 example sentences.


span noun

: 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

: 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.
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