EXPAND in a Sentence
Learn EXPAND 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.
105 example sentences for EXPAND, such as:
1. He didn't expand or let himself go.
2. We have to expand the size of the image.
3. He did not expand greatly on his statement.
4. The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
5. The company is trying to expand its customer base.
2. We have to expand the size of the image.
3. He did not expand greatly on his statement.
4. The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
5. The company is trying to expand its customer base.
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Meanings and Examples of EXPAND
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expand
v. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity
v. exaggerate or make bigger
Classic Sentence: (55 in 4 pages)
1 He tried to put away from him the occurrence, and to expand, and to enjoy himself once more.
2 In particular did Khlobuev expand, and wax full of civility and friendliness, and scatter witticisms and anecdotes to right and left.
3 There is a time in the life of young women when they suddenly begin to expand and blossom like summer roses; this time had come for Fenitchka.
4 Sonya, when he came in, was twirling round and was about to expand her dresses into a balloon and sit down.
5 God is in the midst, and each drop tries to expand so as to reflect Him to the greatest extent.
6 Mrs. Merriwether, wishing to expand her growing bakery, had tried to borrow two thousand dollars from the bank with her house as security.
7 And like circles on the water, which, as they grow fainter, expand; so his eyes seemed rounding and rounding, like the rings of Eternity.
8 The lake now began to expand, and their route lay along a wide reach, that was lined, as before, by high and ragged mountains.
9 His large blue eyes seemed to expand as he gazed around the assembly, and his countenance appeared elated by the conscious dignity, and imaginary merit, of the part which he was about to perform.
10 He didn't expand or let himself go.
11 It had had plenty of room to expand, thanks to the spare diet of the establishment; and perhaps to this circumstance may be attributed his having any ninth birth-day at all.
12 Ere I had finished this reply, my soul began to expand, to exult, with the strangest sense of freedom, of triumph, I ever felt.
13 The heart, thus thrown back upon itself, works downward within itself, since it cannot overflow, and grows deep, since it cannot expand.
14 I like a favorable reception; it expands the countenance, and those around me do not then appear so ugly.
15 The compact round body of its root expands into two broad, firm, flat palms or flukes, gradually shoaling away to less than an inch in thickness.
Example Sentence: (50 in 4 pages)
1 In breathing the chest muscles expand the rib cage and allow air to be sucked into the lungs.
2 The company is trying to expand its customer base.
3 We must build on our reputation to expand the business.
4 The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm.
5 We propose to expand credit in order to create demand.
6 I don't think we should expand our business in the current economic climate.
7 We have to expand the size of the image.
8 He now has a mission in life: to expand the horizons of those around him.
9 The president used today's speech to expand on remarks he made last month.
10 The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
11 What annoys me about these girls is their complacency - they seem to have no desire to expand their horizons.
12 He did not expand greatly on his statement.
13 China wants to learn from India's success in IT and expand international outsourcing, such as call centers, a booming sector in India.
14 The menu will expand to show four preset positions and preset1 will automatically be highlighted.
15 During his tenure in Beijing, Huntsman was known as an aggressive advocate for human rights and pushed to expand U.S. economic ties with China.