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Example sentences for "broad expanse"

  • The wood in which the Confederates were drawn up was near a mile from the highway, on a commanding ridge, overlooking a broad expanse of open ground, which fell gently in successive undulations to the road.

  • To the east was a broad expanse of rolling grassland, stretching away to the horizon; to the west a low knoll, crowned by a few trees, which goes by the name of Pritchard's Hill.

  • The vapors that rose from the broad expanse of waters were tinged with a thousand gorgeous hues as they rolled away, dispersed by the morning sun; and the tall yellow pines were crowned with rich golden coronals of light.

  • Beyond was the Pamunkey; here spreading out into a broad expanse of water, on which was riding the Union flotilla of gunboats and the transport fleet.

  • After passing Mount Vernon, nothing of special interest was seen except the broad expanse of waters of this magnificent stream.

  • On one side lies a broad expanse of blue sea, and on the other a semicircle of dark heights and peaks, whilst between the two extends the gay and luxuriant valley, stretching its fruitful fields and gardens to the shore.

  • As I turned towards the interior of the island, I beheld a broad expanse glowing in the sunlight.

  • As they approached the cottage, the artistic eye of Fillmore Flagg noted with pleasure the broad expanse of spacious lawn, gently sloping down to the road.

  • On a pioneer farm in northwestern Iowa, with a broad expanse of beautiful prairie on every side, far from town or village, lived my grandfather, George Fenwick.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    another visit; broad arrow; broad band; broad base; broad belt; broad expanse; broad flat; broad grin; broad smile; broad white; broadly elliptical; broadly ovate; distinctly heard; during three; each thing; former times; just sense; large dimensions; marked contrast; olive oil; other crops; other self; place them; till finally; well disposed; white patch