abyss
noun
a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
abysses
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pluralof abyss.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
Parker and company don’t rush into any flaming abysses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2021
“Bad Kind of Butterflies,” with a breathy vocal that tiptoes above furtive keyboards and deep bass abysses, is well aware of Billie Eilish.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2019
There were dreary wastes of stones where nothing grew—no single plant nor blade of grass—dreadful abysses filled with ice, and glittering snowfields sloping upward till they seemed to touch the sky.
From The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter by Ambrose Bierce
