vastness

Example Sentences

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When they escape from their captor, Jack is overwhelmed by the vastness and unfamiliarity of the milieu surrounding him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Simon Featherstone, co-chair of the Otford Society, said the project was designed to allow visitors to "visualise the sheer vastness of our solar system".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Mr. Sharon’s theatrical world made space for the vastness of the emotional drama and thematic subtexts contained in Wagner’s music, and the orchestra and singers filled it with ease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

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

Seeing the huge Titan and this tiny kitten together, she suddenly felt insignificant compared to the vastness of Tartarus.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan