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
The road hugged the high slopes, sometimes obscured in cloud, in sunny places allowing glimpses into lush valleys below, so deep they seemed like abysses.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2019
I see the universe one long disastrous strife, And in the staggering abysses of backward and forward time Death chasing hard upon the heels of creating life.
From Poems - First Series by J. C. (John Collings) Squire
