Read full poem →Was life so strange, so sad the sky,
So strait the wide world's range,
He would not stay to wonder why
Dictionary Entry
range
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ɹeɪndʒ/Word FrequencyCommon (5.98)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
In a Sentence
“The essay uses range to make the point more precise.”
Published Usage Examples
“Who indeed can watch the ceaseless observation, and inquiry, and inference going on in a child's mind, or listen to its acute remarks on matters within the range of its faculties, without perceiving that these powers it manifests, if brought to bear systematically upon studies _within the same range_, would readily mas”
“The company attempted to trademark the term "range anxiety" to describe worry drivers feel when their battery runs low, a dig on Nissan's Leaf.”
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “range”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →The horse that comes from the road,
The rider, the birds that range
From cloud to tumbling cloud,
Read full poem →The cactus, guarded with thorns—the laurel-tree, with large white flowers;
The range afar—the richness and barrenness—the old woods charged with mistletoe
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