How to Use chasm in a Sentence
chasm
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The chasm between the blind side in college and the NFL is wide.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 Nov. 2022
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The chasm between Loretta and Cher was the point, for her.
—New York Times, 9 Dec. 2020
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Nowhere is the chasm clearer than in the metaphors each side chooses.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
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But the chasm between the McCaskeys and the city has grown deeper.
—Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2021
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But the chasm between the U.S. and Iran precedes the rule of the ayatollahs.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2024
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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
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That was the chasm between the new guys coming into Vice and the old ones.
—Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2021
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Still more vast than the terrain is the chasm between the brothers.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
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The media is partly to blame for this chasm, the experts write.
—Author: Karen Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Oct. 2020
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That’s the No. 1 chasm among the states and well above 108% nationally.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 13 June 2024
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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
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The high-walled chasm gains over 2,000 feet in elevation on the way to Flagstaff.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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But the meeting, in March, found them on opposing sides of a chasm.
—New York Times, 21 May 2022
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To be clever and say the yawning chasm is as wide as the Grand Canyon would not be hyperbole.
—David Moore, Dallas News, 6 Nov. 2020
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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
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But over the last year, a chasm has grown between the two leaders over how to move forward.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2022
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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
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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
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But that chasm seems less daunting thanks to the addition of Notre Dame.
—Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Sep. 2020
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If not, the chasm with the U.S. and its financial hub will continue to grow.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 12 Apr. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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Rarely has the chasm between rank-and-file-workers and the extremely wealthy been this wide.
—Charles Riley, CNN, 1 Mar. 2021
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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
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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
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In fact, there’s now a $100 million chasm between the Patriots and Bills.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
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That chasm has grown more defined as the party has moved further left.
—Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2020
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The contrast between them highlights a widening chasm between the two halves of her lives.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
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Vance's speech underscored the growing chasm in those values.
—Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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