expanse
Example Sentences
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They are everyday folk poised on the sublime, a leap into the expanse just pages away.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The vast expanse of water down the left had gobbled up Young's ball less than 24 hours earlier.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
I walk a frozen Bothnian Gulf at Nallikari, an obscured lighthouse, a delinquent lifeguard stand, and makeshift saunas stand on white expanse like archaeology.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
Silent, Javier Perez walked through the expanse of destroyed vehicles accompanied by his family.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
There was a great expanse of Russia and Europe, and miles of roiling sea, between her and the place she most longed to be.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing expanse
The Giver
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Mr. Popper’s Penguins
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