abyss

The Morandi Bridge in Genoa, part of a key highway connecting France and Italy, gave way in torrential rain on August 14, 2018 sending dozens of vehicles tumbling into the abyss.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Where “Berlin 1936” tracks the count of Olympic medals to measure the tide of German triumph, “Summer of Freedom” offers more striking data to capture a defeated Germany’s return from the abyss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

"But it gave way and he slipped into the abyss along with it. Unfortunately, he fell down the ravine," Velasquez added.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

This whole Western Conference semifinal series against these defending champions has been a lose-lose proposition for the Lakers, who are now down 3-0 and staring into the elimination abyss in Game 4 on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

The children were kneeling on a narrow piece of rock or stone, looking anxiously down at the abyss yawning beneath them.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

At his debut press conference, he vowed to face down "multitudinous minefields and 30,000-metre abysses" in reforming China.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

And while the play never explicitly explores its underlying theme—that music can help bridge the gaps, or the abysses, that divide people—the deft integration of story and song illuminates it naturally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

After all the abysses we’ve looked into over the course of the book, that’s not much of a blueprint for optimism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

It’s full of dire scenarios, deep bass abysses and floating soprano refrains.

From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2020

Out of a vast darkness in the south swung blacker abysses, where thunders breathed with a prolonged and terrible sighing; upon their flanks sheet-lightnings roamed.

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Fiona Macleod