abyss
Example Sentences
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"There is no such situation; instead, what we realise is that the country is going further into an abyss."
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Elsewhere, “Navalny” filmmaker Daniel Roher also tries to look at the bright side in his latest, “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist,” but only after gazing into the abyss.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Yes, he has managed to get both because he has a good, long-term job, and he’s slowly crawling out of the abyss.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
Before any of that, though, the Dodgers walked right to the edge of the abyss and contemplated the end of their budding dynasty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Geras spread his withered hands and dimmed the entire abyss.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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