huge expanse

collocation in English

meaningsofhugeandexpanse

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huge
adjective
uk
/hjuːdʒ/
us
/hjuːdʒ/
extremely large in size ...
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expanse
noun[C]
uk
/ɪkˈspæns/
us
/ɪkˈspæns/
a large, open area of land, water, ...
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(Definition ofhugeandexpansefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhuge expanse

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We have ahugeexpanseof ocean to cover, and our plans and designs started much later.
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Thus, there is ahugeexpanseof glass throughout the building, and the spectacular roof has cut-outs for natural light to filter in.
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Celtic art is a difficult term to define, covering ahugeexpanseof time, geography and cultures.
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The huge expanses of the country's hinterland and their vast population still remain largely unknown to outsiders.
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Behind the fields there is some secondary forest and then huge expanses of primary forest.
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Humans have reshaped huge expanses of the world as ranges and farms for the raising of livestock, poultry, and fish to be eaten as meat.
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It looks like a paler blue patch surrounded by huge expanses of the deepest ocean.
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Specific workshops are also offered at the school to profit from the huge expanses of off-piste runs offered by the area.
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This era was a culturally exciting time in history, where cultures that had been separated by huge expanses of ocean suddenly had a mechanism of learning about each other.
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Alabama once boasted huge expanses of pine forest, which still form the largest proportion of forests in the state.
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