chasm
Example Sentences
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Nothing much happens, until the segment’s finale introduces a twist that suggests the yawning chasm between what we think we know about our parents and what the truth of their lives is.
From Los Angeles Times
In a different sport, one where the wealth gap between the richest franchises and their small-market counterparts wasn’t a ginormous chasm, this would be a very busy winter for the Detroit Tigers.
“We’re really looking forward to them getting Starling out because the consensus in the industry is that it could cross a chasm in terms of usability,” says Melius Research analyst Ben Reitzes.
From Barron's
Several animal crew members fall through the newly created chasm and hit the water.
From Literature
Playing her sister, Ms. Lilleaas has a less showy part with a broader range, and her Agnes turns out to be a bridge across the family chasm in an especially powerful late scene.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
