vastness
Example Sentences
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The adventure she relates would seem to have little in common with hoary maritime tradition, except that it takes place amid the shifting vastness of the ocean under skies of treacherous winds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The part of L.A where the city’s vastness, paradoxically, produces pockets of unusual intimacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
As soon as you walk into the stadium in Dallas, the vastness of it really takes your breath away, as it towers around you and makes you feel incredibly small.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Mr. Sharon’s theatrical world made space for the vastness of the emotional drama and thematic subtexts contained in Wagner’s music, and the orchestra and singers filled it with ease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
My imagination is captured by the bright shining light, but I don’t understand the vastness of the sky.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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