vastness

Example Sentences

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The ever-growing vastness of human knowledge is no longer stored in libraries, but on hard drives that struggle to last decades, let alone millennia.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

A young woman from an island community on the brink of extinction sets out on an odyssey across the vastness of the Pacific, hoping to save the people of her benighted home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Finding and tracking such a small object in the vastness of space, especially when its position is still uncertain, is a remarkable achievement.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2025

The vastness reminds him of the ocean, where constantly shifting tides mean that no two trips yield the same experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

Something about its majesty, its vastness, brought me a peace I had not known before.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson