gulf
noun
a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
gulfs
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pluralof gulf.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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All nine countries lining the two connected gulfs, including Iran under any management, will want passage restored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
"It does give me confidence because I think the problem before was that I felt like I was gulfs away from the very top."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025
Crooms wants to narrow some of those gulfs with the grant.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023
We are connected, but the fact that we’re so disconnected in so many different ways, just trying to remind each other that with all of those gulfs, there is a way back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
It came from the stars and the black velocities, and the shining movements, and the silent gulfs of space.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
