abyss

Example Sentences

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Elsewhere, “Navalny” filmmaker Daniel Roher also tries to look at the bright side in his latest, “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist,” but only after gazing into the abyss.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

And, as they stare into the abyss, one detail of the standings has made this season even worse than Tottenham could have ever imagined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Yes, he has managed to get both because he has a good, long-term job, and he’s slowly crawling out of the abyss.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

“We plunge back into the abyss we labored to exit and find ourselves within another turn of the wheel,” she writes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

As though he is about to ride in some black chariot at a forty-five-degree angle down into the abyss.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr