vastness

Example Sentences

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On the day I visited in early June, before it opened to the public, I was the only person there, making its vastness even more pronounced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Obama later clarified that he meant that other forms of life are likely to exist somewhere in the vastness of the universe, but didn’t think any had visited Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

After the comment made headlines, Obama sought to clarify he thinks it's statistically likely life exists beyond Earth, given the vastness of the universe.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 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

During the same days Penelope had spent aboard the Acorn, fishing and pondering the vastness of the sea, Edward Ashton too had been on the move, and he had covered a great deal of ground.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood