Vocabulary
Sprawling
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
spread out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Used by the inhabitants of sprawling, arid deserts, desalinated groundwater and seawater make up 90 per cent of the region`s main water resources.
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Hydro war crime
— 2026-03-24
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Towns are turning into sprawling katchi abadis spewing toxic gutter water that pollutes the clean sparkling streams.The results are before us.
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What the mountains can teach us
— 2026-01-24
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Yet he controlled the sprawling Soviet state with microscopic precision.
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One hat too many
— 2025-12-18
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While negotiators assembled a sprawling `COP30 package`, the final outcome fell well short of the urgency reflected in science.
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COP30 and beyond
— 2025-12-06
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According to news reports published about KK Park, the sprawling compound is mainly run by Chinese criminal gangs and guarded by groups that are said to be aligned with the Myanmar military.
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Scam compounds
— 2025-10-25
Synonyms
spread, stretch, straggle, ramble, trail, spill
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