Sentence examples for sizable swath from inspiring English sources

A sizable swath of the population knows all about font design for reasons having to do with livelihood.

But it is true that the rebels now hold a sizable swath of territory, with few Slavic civilians or government soldiers still there.

The latest sales reports painted a bleak picture for a sizable swath of the retail sector even as other economic indicators, like an increase in auto loans, showed signs of consumer confidence.

And it has raised a chorus of criticism from a sizable swath of scientists in the United States, some of whom argue that the proposed $60 billion system is not feasible and that the tests are rigged.

Like General Sherman, he also lays waste to a sizable swath of the South, a line of attack that begins in New York and ends somewhere between the Hollywood Hills and Pamela Anderson's bosom.

More than thirty thousand people had been killed on the island in the space of a few minutes when the Indian Ocean rose up and surged ashore under a bright, cloudless sky on the morning after Christmas; and Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the secessionist Tamil Tigers, who control a sizable swath of northern Sri Lanka, had not been seen or heard from since.

Those familiar with "Mamma Mia!," which after the success not just of the stage musical but of its 2008 film adaptation must be sizable swaths of the globe, will recognize this show's central dynamic.

But whereas that staging placed the audience behind netting and allowed the actors as required to cover one another with varying kinds of glop (chocolate! jam!), his "Edward" blurs the distinction between theater and film by presenting sizable swaths of the action on screens that flank the Olivier auditorium.

FreedomPop has been promising to bring mostly free 4G internet access to the masses for over a year now, but those ambitions have been hampered by partner Clearwire's spotty WiMax coverage — there are sizable swaths of the country where you just can't get service.

Ms. Munro is cutting a sizable historical swath that encompasses the gulags under Stalin through to Cold War realpolitik and the race to put the first man in space.

Scientists have already shown that closing swaths of the sea to human activity can produce sizable ecological benefits within reserves, from more diverse sea life to bigger schools of fish.