vast expanse

collocation in English

meaningsofvastandexpanse

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vast
adjective
uk
/vɑːst/us
/væst/
extremely ...
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expanse
noun[C]
uk
/ɪkˈspæns/us
/ɪkˈspæns/
a large, open area of land, water, ...
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(Definition ofvastandexpansefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvast expanse

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The platform is surrounded by avastexpanseof darkened stage.
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Although a laudible attempt, thevastexpanseof coverage inevitably meant some significantly sketchy treatment.
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This is because foundational questions lead into avastexpanseof options behind the immutability of mathematical forms.
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Before moving along that backbone into the library, thevastexpanseof its interior is first introduced, spied through a porthole cut in the wooden panelling.
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This is the little feeble tallow candle lighted in a corner to illumine thevastexpanseof our civilisation.
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The debate has covered such avastexpansethat one has to be a little selective in the aspect with which one wants to deal.
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In the sudd region there is, of course, avastexpanseof water that now goes to waste.
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It is avastexpanseof wood and asphalt.
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It was just a huge current and avastexpanseof water.
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Unfortunately, the prevailing wind comes from the south-west and when, last week, the magic doors opened, the contents of the bookstall—papers and books—disappeared into thevastexpanseof the airport.
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Is it too soon to tell whether the change of climate as a result of the nowvastexpanseof water has made the climatic conditions unsuitable for it?
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The idea of three zones across such avastexpansestrikes us as problematic because the environmental circumstances within any of those zones can vary enormously.
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From high above, it reaches down to warm avastexpanseof smoky-black earth that smells like river.
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The planet's terrain is avastexpanseof fields and seas, as well as a number of scattered cities.
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It was closed in 1991, and thevastexpanseof land has since been given over to a new housing estate.
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Thevastexpanseof the front, the wear and tear of machines constantly advancing eastward took its toll.
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Around 20 percent of thevastexpanseis covered with sand dunes.
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On the right, the sky brightens over avastexpanseof trees and mountains.
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Thevastexpanseof the sandy beaches along the sea coast is a popular holiday destination for families.
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A levelled walk of 7 to 8 km will see dense forests, suddenly opening up into avastexpanseof undulating hills and valleys.
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