BROADEN in a Sentence

Learn BROADEN from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

14 example sentences for BROADEN, such as:

1. This broadened my vision and knowledge.
2. The constable's features broadened into a grin.
3. Her smile broadened to reveal two rows of brown stumps.
4. My first trip to the theatre broadened my cultural horizons.
5. Milverton's smile broadened and his eyes twinkled humorously.

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broaden
 v.  widen; grow broad or broader
Classic Sentence:
1  The constable's features broadened into a grin.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
2  Beyond his post the path broadened out, and the horses were able to break into a trot.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE
3  As I gave a last hurried glance around, I saw a thin line of yellow light between two of the boards, which broadened and broadened as a small panel was pushed backward.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
4  Milverton's smile broadened, he shrugged his shoulders removed his overcoat, folded it with great deliberation over the back of a chair, and then took a seat.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
5  Milverton's smile broadened and his eyes twinkled humorously.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
6  Her clean-cut head, with prominent, bright, spirited eyes, broadened out at the open nostrils, that showed the red blood in the cartilage within.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 21
7  She had broadened out all over, and in her face at the time when she was speaking of the actress there was an evil expression of hatred that distorted it.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: Chapter 3
8  The little river, the Esk, runs through a deep valley, which broadens out as it comes near the harbour.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
9  In this fray, each one underwent the broadening growth of the death hour.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXI—THE HEROES
Example Sentence:
1  Its size, style and expression broaden the appeal of the car, making it more appropriate for a wider range of circumstances.
2  This broadened my vision and knowledge.
3  My first trip to the theatre broadened my cultural horizons.
4  The horizon of life is broadened chiefly by the enlargement of the heart.
5  Her smile broadened to reveal two rows of brown stumps.