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

The enemies of the Axis had one little glimmer of consolation in last week's abysm.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was for a second—nay, an eternity, I think—as if we two were rapt 216 out of the world, out of ourselves, into some infinite abysm of life.

From The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance by More, Paul Elmer