How to use "expand" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "expand" in popular movie and book plots

  • Despite some reluctance from the group - especially Paul - Shelly works to expand the Temptations' fanbase to the mainstream white audience.  - The Temptations (miniseries)
  • They gradually expand into more dangerous scams, such as the theft of computer parts from the school and eventually drugs.  - Better Luck Tomorrow
  • The androids plan to leave their planet by means of the Enterprise, and will expand and take over the galaxy.  - I, Mudd
  • The two books flesh out the resistance of Nordla and Austra to the Empire of Hamor's attempts to expand their influence on the two continents.  - The Saga of Recluce
  • Longstreet predicts that the vortex will continue to expand until the entire world is consumed.  - The Philadelphia Experiment (film)
  • He will then use Ego's power as a weapon to expand the Kree empire.  - Maximum Security (comics)
  • Arroway and Joss reunite, and Arroway receives ongoing financial support to expand the SETI program.  - Contact (1997 American film)
  • Eventually Mike Markkula (Jeffrey Nordling) invests in the company which allows it to expand and move forward.  - Pirates of Silicon Valley
  • In the end, the Motie alliance in favor of peaceful co-existence with humans defeats the one determined to expand at any cost.  - The Gripping Hand
  • In a conversation with George, Andrew realizes he must also expand his vocabulary, and decides to go to the library.  - The Bicentennial Man
  • Atherton elaborates that the transplanted spiders can progressively expand their territory, possibly culminating in their worldwide dispersal.  - Arachnophobia (film)
  • Towards the later seasons, they finally marry and expand their family by having fraternal twins.  - The Nanny
  • Enraged, Ursula uses the trident to expand into monstrous proportions.  - The Little Mermaid (1989 film)
  • In addition to the main storyline, side quests are offered through the Hunter's Guild on Pioneer 2 which also expand the story of the game.  - Phantasy Star Online
  • At the same time, the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact partners aggressively expand their sphere of influence.  - Red Dawn
  • Andy applies to the Maine State Senate for funding to expand the library.  - Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

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