Definition of Widespread

affecting a large area or number of people

Examples of Widespread in a sentence

The widespread outages that our state experienced last month were due to the big tornado.  🔊

David gained widespread popularity after he appeared on national television as the winner of the billion dollar lottery.  🔊

Drug abuse is a widespread problem in many parts of the world, including the United States.  🔊

There have been widespread calls for the mayor to step down after the newspapers wrote that he laundered money through Swiss bank accounts.  🔊

By now the plague had become widespread and people were dropping like flies all over Europe.  🔊

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