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

As if to answer Prospero's question, "What seest thou else in the dark backward and abysm of time?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Some time, some place in the dark backward and abysm of time, the first "living" thing was created, and evolution began.

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

I followed the fence, and here I am—I and my companion”—McArthur patted the skull lovingly—“this giant—the slayer of mastodons—whose history lies concealed in ‘the dark backward and abysm of time’!”

From 'Me--Smith' by Hoskins, Gayle Porter