Examples of “span” in a Sentence

noun The distance or length between two points, edges, or supports.

• The span between the two pillars was too wide for a plain wooden beam.
• The bridge has a span of nearly two kilometers.
• The eagle's wingspan reached almost two meters.

noun A stretch or period of time.

• Over a short span of time, the village changed beyond recognition.
• The attention span of a toddler is usually quite brief.
• Her career spanned a remarkable span of forty years.

verb To extend across or over something.

• A rainbow spanned the sky from the hills to the sea.
• The new bridge spans the entire river valley.
• His research spans several different fields of science.