abysm
Example Sentences
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And then, ignoring the dizzying abysm behind us, the head told us the story of St Hugh, as depicted there in front of us in the stained glass.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2014
The enemies of the Axis had one little glimmer of consolation in last week's abysm.
From Time Magazine Archive
As against Europe's dark backward and abysm of wars and revolutions, America was still a New World with its own democratic New Order still evolving.
From Time Magazine Archive
As if to answer Prospero's question, "What seest thou else in the dark backward and abysm of time?"
From Time Magazine Archive
It seems the "dark backward and abysm of time" when writing the name of William Hurrell Mallock, yet not forty years ago he was the most discussed author of his day.
From Unicorns by James Huneker
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