How to Use chasm in a Sentence

chasm

noun
  • The chasm between the blind side in college and the NFL is wide.
    The Indianapolis Star, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The chasm between Loretta and Cher was the point, for her.
    New York Times, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Nowhere is the chasm clearer than in the metaphors each side chooses.
    Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But the chasm between the McCaskeys and the city has grown deeper.
    Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2021
  • But the chasm between the U.S. and Iran precedes the rule of the ayatollahs.
    Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Her unsteady words echoed through the hearing room, 35 miles and a chasm away from the Shakopee prison.
    Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
  • That was the chasm between the new guys coming into Vice and the old ones.
    Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Still more vast than the terrain is the chasm between the brothers.
    Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
  • That’s the No. 1 chasm among the states and well above 108% nationally.
    Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 13 June 2024
  • But the run was enough that the chasm of talent between the teams could carry Las Vegas the rest of the way.
    Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 30 July 2022
  • The high-walled chasm gains over 2,000 feet in elevation on the way to Flagstaff.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
  • But the meeting, in March, found them on opposing sides of a chasm.
    New York Times, 21 May 2022
  • The chasm between the haves and have-nots is about to become more profound than any time in the history of the sport.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But over the last year, a chasm has grown between the two leaders over how to move forward.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The few yards of space from the stands to the court floor is a chasm that can’t be breached except through looks and vibrations of love.
    Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2021
  • There is a chasm between the great and the merely good, and the perception is that nobody is able to jump it.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • If not, the chasm with the U.S. and its financial hub will continue to grow.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The world is hungry for women to take a brave leap of faith over the chasm of their own doubts and to make a bet on themselves.
    Margie Warrell, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Its meteoric rise on the world stage has closed the chasm between the West and the rest of the world, according to Milanović.
    Rachel Shin, Fortune, 16 June 2023
  • This one isn’t a chasm between the World War II generation and the youthful rebels of the 1960s.
    David M. Shribman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Rarely has the chasm between rank-and-file-workers and the extremely wealthy been this wide.
    Charles Riley, CNN, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Each death is a daub of paint on a vast canvas, but for the bereaved, each opens up a gaping chasm of grief.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The chasm is so wide at this point that so many narratives and talking points are lost in the middle.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2022
  • In fact, there’s now a $100 million chasm between the Patriots and Bills.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
  • That chasm has grown more defined as the party has moved further left.
    Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2020
  • But while Luhnow had Crane’s trust, Click never did, and the chasm only grew during the three years.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The white corpus callosum came into view at the floor of the chasm, like a white beach between two cliffs.
    Will Self, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
  • Still, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings were not originally built to fill the endless chasm of streaming.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
  • In November, a chasm opened in the middle of one of the most popular online reading spaces.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The departures widen the chasm with Europe, where companies are pushed to adopt stricter climate targets and increase disclosures of climate risks.
    Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025

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