gaping hole
Frequency: 8.015.1 per million words
a very large, empty space in a surface or object
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Examples (20)
- There’s a gaping hole in the fence where the dog escaped.
- The explosion left a gaping hole in the wall.
- The explosion left a gaping hole in the warehouse wall.
- There was a gaping hole in his argument that no one could ignore.
- They patched the gaping hole in the roof before the storm hit.
- She stared at the gaping hole where the tree used to be.
- We nearly fell into a gaping hole on the trail after the heavy rain.
- The company's finances revealed a gaping hole after the scandal.
- By dawn, a gaping hole had opened in the ice, revealing the dark water below.
- A gaping hole in the roof allowed the rain to pour in.
- Inspectors warned that the gaping hole under the bridge posed a serious hazard.
- The critics pointed out a gaping hole in the movie's plot.
- Snow had drifted through the gaping hole in the broken window overnight.
- He fell into a gaping hole in the ground during the earthquake.
- She shone her flashlight into the gaping hole to see how deep it was.
- The shipwreck had a gaping hole in its hull.
- If you see a gaping hole in the road, report it to the city immediately.
- Despite her efforts, a gaping hole remained in her understanding of the subject.
- Workers cordoned off the area around the gaping hole until repairs could begin.
- The sudden departure of the key member created a gaping hole in the team.