expanse

Example Sentences

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He could close his eyes and picture the vast expanse of the desk, almost completely empty.

From Literature

Steph Serra recalls a time in Venice Beach’s mythical skateboarding history — long before the sandy expanse on Ocean Front Walk became the world-famous skate park, a concrete playground where pro skaters are born.

From Los Angeles Times

I knew I would love the expanse of time to do what I wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dotting the shoreline is a bleak expanse of detritus: timeworn pumps, tottering derricks, wayward cranes and aging pipelines.

From Los Angeles Times

Somewhere in the expanse beneath that placid splendor lay Togbe’s childhood home in its watery grave, lost in time.

From Literature