expanse
Example Sentences
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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
I knew I would love the expanse of time to do what I wanted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Sitting in a café overlooking the Gulf of Odesa, navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk gestures towards the expanse of sea beyond the window.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
Wide porches—one upstairs and one downstairs—ran the expanse of the front of the house.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.