expanse
Example Sentences
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The view outside his window is a vast expanse of white as far as the eye can see, smoothed over by an equally vast layer of pure blue.
From BBC
He could close his eyes and picture the vast expanse of the desk, almost completely empty.
From Literature
Steph Serra recalls a time in Venice Beach’s mythical skateboarding history — long before the sandy expanse on Ocean Front Walk became the world-famous skate park, a concrete playground where pro skaters are born.
From Los Angeles Times
I knew I would love the expanse of time to do what I wanted.
Dotting the shoreline is a bleak expanse of detritus: timeworn pumps, tottering derricks, wayward cranes and aging pipelines.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
