abyss

Example Sentences

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So it is worth taking a moment to stare into the abyss and think through what the world—and your investment portfolio—might look like if the strait still isn’t open by Labor Day or by Christmas.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

And when I think back to the time I stared into the abyss and lived long enough to understand what it meant, I know this: we can’t become a generation that looks away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

But instead of getting devoured by the abyss, he says over Zoom, he honed in on making something “unknown.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

The two strangers leaped into the abyss and vanished from sight.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner