vastness

Example Sentences

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On the day I visited in early June, before it opened to the public, I was the only person there, making its vastness even more pronounced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

After the comment made headlines, Obama sought to clarify he thinks it's statistically likely life exists beyond Earth, given the vastness of the universe.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The ever-growing vastness of human knowledge is no longer stored in libraries, but on hard drives that struggle to last decades, let alone millennia.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Despite the vastness of space and the complexities of our problems, that answer alone offers fuel for the fire of hope and wonder Carl Sagan ignited in me long ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The answer is that the stars are mighty suns, light-years away in the vastness of interstellar space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan