Through the tropics there are large areas of land, but they are separated by wide expanses of ocean. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
The Hebrew term expanse can be used for "something beaten out or spread out like a covering". From Wordnik.com. [Sunday School: Genesis 1:1-2:3] Reference
It's like an awesome machine, so powerful yet limited in expanse -- a map revealing portals, requiring off-road after entry. From Wordnik.com. [Sebastian Siegel: Manifesting the Moon] Reference
Conveying the same feel and cloaked in a white expanse is this beautiful abode with chic interiors for those craving for serenity. From Wordnik.com. [London House Blends Contemporary and Classic in a Very Charismatic Way] Reference
Only in the furthest corner of the expanse was the light of. From Wordnik.com. [Through Russia] Reference
"expanse" -- is situated in the Seistan Desert on the Great Iranic plateau, and consequently at an elevation of (probably) 3000 feet. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5. (of 7): Persia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
Later he speaks of the "expanse" as a place where the lights were set, and he describes the sky where there are birds. From Wordnik.com. [Sunday School: Genesis 1:1-2:3] Reference
The expanse is awe-inspiring. From Wordnik.com. [The Skeleton Coast] Reference
I, l. 2, and given some such meaning as "expanse". From Wordnik.com. [Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition] Reference
There is a deathly silence over their wide expanse which is horrible. From Wordnik.com. [The Captain of the Polestar] Reference
Or, take a more challenging mountain bike or horse ride to explore the expanse which is. From Wordnik.com. [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference
But as the "expanse" of Genesis 1: 6 shows, a literal interpretation is just not possible. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Thomas Roch is near them, gazing vacantly out upon the vast expanse which is not limited on the horizon by a single speck of land. From Wordnik.com. [Facing the Flag] Reference
Today, it is a green expanse of agricultural empires. From Wordnik.com. [Dying on the Vine] Reference
"It's a window into an enormous expanse of the mind.". From Wordnik.com. [Real Rhapsody In Blue] Reference
It is the expanse of blue sky where the towers once stood. From Wordnik.com. [Going To High School Near Ground Zero] Reference
The estate is the county's largest expanse of undeveloped land. From Wordnik.com. [Part of Colonial estate to be developed] Reference
I'll make that house of my childhood one wide expanse of space. From Wordnik.com. [Monster Truck] Reference
But Moses had already embraced the expanse made possible by highways and bridges. From Wordnik.com. [The Bums Are Still a Rush] Reference
This is Brazil's far west, a flat, featureless expanse at the bottom lip of the Amazon basin. From Wordnik.com. [BRAZIL'S GROWING POWER] Reference
Beyond the icy water lie snow-crusted mountains and an unbroken expanse of old-growth forest. From Wordnik.com. [Alone At Last. . .] Reference
A cramped rear seat with narrow door openings and a wide expanse of a doorsill compromises utility. From Wordnik.com. [Test complete: 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350] Reference
The shop was neat and tidy, with a single barber's chair placed on a wide expanse of white tile floor. From Wordnik.com. [A City On The Brink] Reference
When you get to the end, it's just an elliptical expanse of ordinary cement floor about 20 feet across. From Wordnik.com. [Sculpture For The Soul] Reference
"It's that need for private space, somewhere they can watch the vast expanse of the ocean on their own.". From Wordnik.com. [Do Not Disturb] Reference
If oiled plants such as these survive, boaters in the marsh will see another waving expanse of green shoots. From Wordnik.com. [How oil-damaged marsh grasses recover could affect gulf's rebound] Reference
It looks the part: a vast expanse of mahogany inlaid with black granite, it is said to weigh more than two tons. From Wordnik.com. [Bubble Trouble?] Reference
Outside the compound, a bleak expanse of dusty farmland stretches to the horizon; real Chinese farmers trudge by. From Wordnik.com. [Working Off The Weight] Reference
The "Gable and Lombard Suite" is a multi-level corner expanse with a dining area, living room and full bar downstairs. From Wordnik.com. [Back To Oscar's Roots] Reference
But on this day, a dozen hikers headed to a place where they were cut off from the wide expanse of desert sky above them. From Wordnik.com. [Drowning In The Desert] Reference
Farther up the ramp is a large rectangular work of metal and clay, perfectly depicting an expanse of cracked desert land. From Wordnik.com. [Surprised, General?] Reference
And through the whole expanse of the square, and down the streets of the Vatican and of Rome, the multitude erupted in applause. From Wordnik.com. [Prayers for New Life] Reference
In Lucknow, on a dusty expanse next to the Gomti River, there now sits a towering pink sandstone hall resembling a Buddhist temple. From Wordnik.com. [India’s Anti-Obama] Reference
Russia has the world's largest expanse of good farmland — 127 million hectares — but most of it is underused for lack of money. From Wordnik.com. [As Food Becomes The New Oil, Russia Plans To Seize Control] Reference
He fell in love with it 15 years ago when he hiked 4,000km along its expanse, defying illness, blisters, dogs and local authorities. From Wordnik.com. [Late Great Wall] Reference
It's a cheery place, with bright blue walls and orange piping, hidden away in the huge Stalinist expanse of Moscow State University. From Wordnik.com. [All That Glitters] Reference
And in the wide expanse that now yawns between Vogue-Elle at one extreme and Mirabella at the other, Harper's Bazaar hopes to make its way. From Wordnik.com. [The Battle Of The Rag Mags] Reference
Bears, however, have a better chance of surviving storms if they can take refuge on a large expanse of sea ice rather than face open water. From Wordnik.com. [Book Review: The Lomborg Deception] Reference
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