14 Metaphors for broad

" Josiah kinder hummed: "Broad is the road that leads to death

Broad are thy shoulders and thick thy head; is not thy lass fair enough for thee to take cudgel in hand for her sake?

Broad was Robin across the shoulders, but broader was the stranger by twice the breadth of a palm, while he measured at least an ell around the waist.

Lo, broad is Sparta, broad the hunting-grounds Of Elis: fleecy Arcady is broad, And Argos and Messene and the towns To westward, and the long Sisyphian reach.

In ordinary comedies a broad and a narrow brimmed hat are different characters.

Broad were the banners, and of snowy hue, A purer web the silk-worm never drew.

The chief about their necks the scutcheons wore, With orient pearls and jewels powder'd o'er: Broad were their collars too, and every one Was set about with many a costly stone.

Broad and alien is the world.

Broad was Robin across the shoulders, but broader was the stranger by twice the breadth of a palm, while he measured at least an ell around the waist.

It will be noticed that, while the spirit of these maxims is drawn chiefly from the social, life of Europe, yet, as formulated here, they are as broad as civilization itself, though a few of them are especially applicable to Society as it then existed in America, and, also, that but few refer to women.

"A love as broad as humanity."

Of course, their outlook on spiritual things wasn't as broad as ours.

But see, see, see, there is a Serpent in it; It has eyes as broad as Platters; it spits fire; Now it creeps towards us, help me to say my Prayers: It hath swallowed me almost, my breath is stopt; I cannot speak: do I speak Mistress?

Sometimes the licks covered acres of ground, while the game trails leading towards them through the wood were as broad as streets, even 100 feet wide.

14 Metaphors for  broad