Sentence examples for widen like from inspiring English sources

Mighty stands the Howie, with eyes that widen like hungry mouths, as he stalks the back streets of Dublin in pursuit of revenge.

That petulance could now widen like a crack in a windshield.

"Ordinarily, you would expect something that deep to widen like a funnel" — resulting in an hourglass-shaped declivity, more like that of the Church Sink, which probably would have swallowed the entire structure.

"A young child's eyes widen like saucers at the glorious wonder of majestic Asian elephants standing shoulder to shoulder in a sensational salute!" So goes the publicity for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which is in town until mid-April.

Mr. Shoji's eyes widened like a child's, and he let out a delighted chortle.

"And so the circle goes on ever widening, like ripples from a stone thrown in water".

Christina saw the glossy brown crust of it and her blue eyes widened like a child's.

It moved forward, thin as a hatchet blade in front and then widening like the furrow from the plow...

I, on the other had, gurn horribly, my mouth widening like an Aardman character, my eyes disappearing into my blotchy cheeks, snot dripping from my scrunched-up nose.

"The net," concludes Mrs Tinc, "has widened like never before".Correction: Irfan Aktan was sentenced to 15 months in prison, not 15 years as we originally reported.

"I'm always surprised by what they're playing!" he shouts at the audience, genuinely stunned, his face widening like a cartoon character.