expanse

[US]/ɪk'spæns/
[UK]/ɪk'spæns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a wide area; vastness; the sky; expansion and stretching.

Phrases & Collocations

vast expanse

limitless expanse

open expanse

Example Sentences

the green expanse of the forest.

a vast expanse of desert

a broad expanse of paddy fields.

Ahead lay a vast expanse of wheat.

The snowstorm swept the vast expanse of grassland.

the stone circle was environed by an expanse of peat soil.

the moth has a wing expanse of 20 to 24 mm.

A vast expanse of rice fields was laid out before us.

The moon's flame brightened the vast expanse of grassland.

A vast expanse of golden crops lay before us.

We have a vast expanse of cultivated land.

She overlooked the vast expanse from the tower.

We gazed out over the limitless expanse of the desert.

Methods: 12 patients were treated with bonded RME appliance to expanse the maxillary arches and with vertical pull chincap to augment anchorage.

Real-world Examples

It was gorgeous, it was expansive.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

The water surface was a vast expanse of gold.

Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

Antarctica is known for its great expanses of white-and not just snow.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2020 Collection

Your mind just slows down, and you see a tremendous expanse in the moment.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

So that all this stained glass were meant to be immense expanses of jewel-like radiance.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

She also pointed to expansions in the United States, Britain and Saudi Arabia.

Source: This month VOA Special English

He was passing over vast expanses of black mud now, which swirled murkily as he disturbed the water.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Because they are so large, elephants need vast expanses of land to live and find food in.

Source: Children's Learning Classroom

At certain turns in the trail we were going along, the lake appeared in its full expanse.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

6 And God said, " Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

Source: Bible (original version)

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