gaping chasm

Frequency: 6.58.2 per million words

Refers to a chasm as a wide open hole in the ground.

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  • The earthquake left a gaping chasm in the middle of the road.
  • A sudden landslide opened a gaping chasm across the mountain road.
  • The explorers stood at the edge of a gaping chasm, wondering how to cross.
  • We inched along the ridge, peering into the gaping chasm below.
  • A single rope bridge swayed precariously over the gaping chasm.
  • The earthquake had left a gaping chasm where the square used to be.
  • After the glacier retreated, it revealed a gaping chasm in the landscape.
  • Rescue teams built a temporary bridge over the gaping chasm.
  • He almost fell into the gaping chasm that had opened up overnight.
  • From the cave mouth, a gaping chasm plunged into darkness.
  • Peering into the gaping chasm, they could see no bottom, only darkness.
  • The photo vividly captures the gaping chasm tearing through the field.
  • Be careful not to step too close to the edge of that gaping chasm.
  • There is a gaping chasm between the promises they made and what they delivered.
  • The spaceship hovered above a gaping chasm on the planet's surface.
  • Her research aims to close the gaping chasm in access to healthcare.
  • How did such a gaping chasm form in this otherwise flat plain?
  • If you’re not careful, you could slip into that gaping chasm.
  • A river once flowed through what is now a gaping chasm.
  • Standing at the edge of the gaping chasm, he felt both awe and fear.