broad

[brɔːd]

Definition:
1. Wide.
2. Including a great variety of people or things.
3. General; not detailed.
4. Slang term for a woman.

Use 'broad' in a sentence:

• 1. The ground fell away in a broad sweep down to the river.
• 2. His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow.
• 3. The agreement won broad support in the U.S. Congress.
• 4. A broad shouldered man wearing a dinner jacket swaggered confidently up to the bar.
• 5. All these different ideas can be subsumed under just two broad categories.
• 6. Drugs are sold unashamedly in broad daylight.
• 7. He is tall, broad and muscular.
• 8. The fat, broad tyres had a good depth of tread.
• 9. The skipper pushed the boat hard, creating a broad white backwash at our stern.
• 10. A broad valley opened up leading to a high, flat plateau of cultivated land.
• 11. The demonstration provided a platform for a broad cross-section of speakers.
• 12. He was tall and broad with humped shoulders.
• 13. A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight.
• 14. Okay, that's the broad plan ─ let's get down to the specifics.
• 15. The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river.
• 16. I like to think I'm broad-minded.
• 17. He was following a broad trail through the trees.
• 18. Ministers expressed broad support for the Franco-German plan.
• 19. The lesson from all of this is perhaps a broader one.
• 20. Belmont Park is a broad sweeping track which will suit the European style of running.
• 21. There is broad support for the government's policies.
• 22. He's giving a broad brush approach to the subject.
• 23. He had a broad swarthy face.
• 24. He used his broad executive powers to nullify decisions by local governments.
• 25. Her broad deck seemed crowded with people.
• 26. The agreement won broad support in the US Congress.
• 27. These documents provided a broad outline of the Society's development.
• 28. These forests cover a broad span of latitudes.
• 29. The negotiators were in broad agreement on the main issues.
• 30. She had been mugged in the street in broad daylight.
• 31. The party must adopt more inclusive strategies and a broader vision.
• 32. In broad daylight the events of the night before seemed like a bad dream.
• 33. He greeted them with a wave and a broad smile.
• 34. The robbery occurred in broad daylight, in a crowded street.
• 35. All of us are in broad agreement on this matter.
• 36. It was beyond my ability to grind a blade this broad.
• 37. A broad range of issues was discussed.
• 38. He's giving a broad-brush approach to the subject.
• 39. She gave a broad grin.
• 40. In this section we contrast four possible broad approaches.
• 41. The demonstration provided a platform for a broad cross section of speakers.
• 42. It rapidly became apparent that rock'n'roll was a very broad church indeed.
• 43. In broad terms, the paper argues that each country should develop its own policy.
• 44. These policies have a broad base of support.
• 45. The movie mixes broad humor with romance.