vastness

Example Sentences

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Obama later clarified that he meant that other forms of life are likely to exist somewhere in the vastness of the universe, but didn’t think any had visited Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 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

The authors that explore the vastness of the heart often serve as our guides.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 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

Then I retired to my rooms where I slept like a dead man, lost in the vastness of my new feather bed.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss