expanse
Example Sentences
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In this case the outsider was the architect Peter Zumthor, who was dazzled by the vast horizontal expanse of Los Angeles, as different as possible from his native Switzerland.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
From almost any vantage point, the Salton Sea appears lifeless — a gray expanse rimmed with salt and windblown dust.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The internet’s vast expanse, once seen as welcoming, is horrifically isolating.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
The vast expanse of water down the left had gobbled up Young's ball less than 24 hours earlier.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
He ran across the huge, grassy expanse of the soccer field.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
Vocabulary lists containing expanse
The Giver
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Mr. Popper’s Penguins
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