The widening gap between the rich and the poor is causing social unrest.

The survey revealed several widenings in the river channel where sediment buildup caused the banks to spread.

Widen introduced himself as the new curator at the museum.

As the storm approached, the river's banks began to widen, threatening the nearby homes.

The compiler applies a widening conversion when assigning an int value to a long variable to ensure that no information is lost.

Many programming languages allow widening conversions when assigning a smaller numeric type to a larger one.