vast ocean

collocation in English

meaningsofvastandocean

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vast
adjective
uk
/vɑːst/us
/væst/
extremely ...
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ocean
noun
uk
/ˈəʊ.ʃən/us
/ˈoʊ.ʃən/
a very large area ...
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(Definition ofvastandoceanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvast ocean

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But they are still like little islands in avastoceanof meaningless everyday episodes in the life of the happy textbook families that dominate the teaching process.
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We recognise, of course, that this is a drop in avastocean.
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But what would that additional strip of inshore water be compared with the whole of thevastoceanwaters left free for trawling?
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But surely this is only a tiny drop in thevastoceanof mentally handicaped children now requiring our help.
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Of course, in thevastoceanit is only when a victim is struck down that any trace of the attacker is revealed.
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Bahamut in this telling is a giant fish swimming in avastocean.
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They live on a small island in a sunny part of avastocean.
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In "pindstha-dhyna" one imagines oneself sitting all alone in the middle of avastoceanof milk on a lotus flower, meditating on the soul.
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Upon encountering thevastocean, every vanara begins to lament his inability to jump across the water.
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The two groups are at war with each other which is fought over avastoceanthat separates the two.
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The municipality covers approximately with approximately of irregular coastline surrounded by thevastocean, bay, seas and swamps.
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Its base rests in avastocean, and it is surrounded by several rings of lesser mountain ranges and oceans.
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There is a hub section centered on a large whirlpool, a lagoon surrounded by a massive coral reef, and avastoceanleading to the rest of the realm.
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