chasm

Example Sentences

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And yet these nostalgic artifacts opened a yawning chasm of feeling.

From New York Times

Eventually, it coalesced into this collection of essays that hopefully have that theme in common of listening and connecting and building bridges of understanding across chasms of difference.

From Seattle Times

Now, Bear is an architectural engineer in North Carolina, and though the two are in steady touch, there are profound omissions, a certain kind of “chasm” Matthew feels between them.

From New York Times

But if the rush of wire-walking is the specter of imminent death, what happens when that specter lurks in the far distance, beyond a chasm of weakness, arthritis or cancer?

From Washington Post

While Baghdad had come back to claim him, his death meant that we — the only American Alis — lost our connection with Iraq, and that chasm grew with the discord of global politics.

From Los Angeles Times