abyss
a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
anything that seems to be without end or is impossible to measure, define, or comprehend: the abyss of their grief and sorrow.
(in ancient cosmogony)
the primal chaos before Creation.
the infernal regions; hell.
a subterranean ocean.
Origin of abyss
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How to use abyss in a sentence
Such dark matter, a vast abyss, is evidence of a viral world we must come to understand better.
The Vast Viral World: What We Know (and Don’t Know) - Issue 99: Universality | Lauren E. Oakes | April 7, 2021 | NautilusDoolittle, for example, is just one of many veteran relievers floating through this offseason abyss.
The Nationals’ bullpen doesn’t need a makeover. But it could use another arm or two. | Jesse Dougherty | January 14, 2021 | Washington PostOut of the abyss of the primary came Darrell Issa, who served for nine terms in Congress in the neighboring 49th Congressional District.
The Ultimate Guide to the Local Election | Voice of San Diego | October 19, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoIn this age of advanced gene technology, the true abyss of renunciation from which we speak “I” is only now becoming obvious to us.
What the Meadow Teaches Us - Issue 90: Something Green | Andreas Weber | September 16, 2020 | NautilusBig names use their longevity, time-tested popularity, and a fat purse to create a monopoly and call the market shot — and having earned proprietary eponyms, they push low-budget upcoming competitors into the abyss.
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Hollywood, too, became enraptured by the exotic abyss of Stanleyville.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut, Ali warns all that can change quickly if Anbar continues to crumble, “right now, we are looking into the abyss.”
Iraqis Swear: Baghdad Airport is Safe From ISIS | Susannah George | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd my beloved Zimbabwe has sunk from a promising beacon into an abyss of greed and dictatorship.
How I Got Addicted to Africa (and Wrote a Thriller About It) | Todd Moss | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut when patients open their jaws, he totters on the abyss and gets no steadying hand from God.
Joshua Ferris’s New Novel Chronicles an Existential Dentist in Despair | Tom LeClair | May 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd when I made the abyss, which had a giant wave scene in it, those stopped.
James Cameron on How to Find Flight MH370, Climate Change, Leonardo DiCaprio, and More | Marlow Stern | April 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe sees no longer the brink of the abyss beside which the path of progress picks its painful way.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockIn the abyss of her heart, too deep at first for recognition, the girl loved him, and had loved him from the very beginning.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodThe path leading to it is over a small ledge of rock, skirted on each side by a yawning abyss.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe poor, tearful desire lays a pale hand on reason's lips and gazes wistfully into the mysterious abyss of the Great Silence.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordShe points to her pinions stretched over the abyss of primeval fire, her eyes blinded by its awful glare, and remains silent.
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British Dictionary definitions for abyss
/ (əˈbɪs) /
a very deep or unfathomable gorge or chasm
anything that appears to be endless or immeasurably deep, such as time, despair, or shame
hell or the infernal regions conceived of as a bottomless pit
Origin of abyss
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