Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which sprawls.
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- noun Someone who
sprawls ;agent noun ofsprawl
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who sprawls
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Examples
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Hell, this is only Book One and it's almost 500 pages long, so it ain't for wimps and it's definitely a sprawler; but Clare has a death grip on her POV protagonist and she keeps the reins held tight.
Off the Shelf cassandraclare 2007
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It is a sprawler and blooms this lovely sky blue hue in early May each year.
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Between the neutral tints of the squalid sprawler and the fluid which it excretes the contrast is so surprising that one involuntarily raises his hat by way of apology for any slighting thoughts which may have arisen from first and imperfect acquaintance.
My Tropic Isle 2003
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God, but she'd forgotten what a sprawler the man was, how during the night he colonized your side of the bed and denuded you entirely of bedclothes.
The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967
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Between the neutral tints of the squalid sprawler and the fluid which it excretes the contrast is so surprising that one involuntarily raises his hat by way of apology for any slighting thoughts which may have arisen from first and imperfect acquaintance.
My Tropic Isle 1887
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"There's only one staggerer and one sprawler now," said Dan, with a laugh; "your own George and Toc's Dumplin '."
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'Isn't it enough to make a man crusty to see that little sprawler put up in the best business every night, and actually keeping money out of the house, by being forced down the people's throats, while other people are passed over?
Nicholas Nickleby Charles Dickens 1841
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It's a 12-page sprawler, with photographs by Mario Testino, pegged to the imminent release of her new flick
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JAMES ADAMS 2011
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The meaning: The sprawler dominates your relationship and they might be selfish and unaware of their partner's needs.
The Times of India 2010
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Kohl's is in the process of destroying the only wetland left in southern area of Coconut Creek, Over a thousand local residents pleaded with the big box sprawler to build anywhere else but this beautiful piece of nature.
Business News and Business Products, Services, Reports and Advertising. Business News RSS Feed. admin 2010
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