broad expanse
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbroadandexpanse
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broad
adjective
uk/brɔːd/us/brɑːd/
very ...
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expanse
noun[C]
uk/ɪkˈspæns/us/ɪkˈspæns/
a large, open area of land, water, ...
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(Definition ofbroadandexpansefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofbroad expanse
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And he can see thebroadexpanseas well.
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Thebroadexpanseof the harbour is discovered through the high, widening space of the foyer.
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That shows thebroadexpansein our party.
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In its place was concrete topped by a thin layer of soil with abroadexpanseof lawn.
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As you step on the embankment, which is considerable and scarcely looks artificial, thebroadexpanseof water at once presents itself to your vision.
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The river bed itself is abroadexpanseof gravel and sand bars, not entirely covered by water.
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As long as canonized texts were involved, one could not proceed any further into the broad expanses in which the new science was asking its questions.
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Its broad expanses of forests were also heavily logged until a logging ban was introduced in 1999.
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He explored the use of layers of thin pigment, carefully worked, to create depth in his broad expanses of color.
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The design incorporates broad expanses of windows and balconies which reach out into their surroundings.
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There are broad expanses of sand and dunes, particularly in the south and southeast, together with salt flats.
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This innovation among other things permits the broad expanses of glass that have become a standard feature of modern architecture.
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