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  • noun Plural form of chasm.

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Examples

  • God Himself at last said it for them (compare see on [893] Jer 2: 2). deserts ... pits -- The desert between Mount Sinai and Palestine abounds in chasms and pits, in which beasts of burden often sink down to the knees.

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • And there were "chasms" -- the open spaces between the trees.

    There's Something in the Air 2008

  • And there were "chasms" -- the open spaces between the trees.

    Printing: There's Something in the Air 2008

  • May I venture to assure you that the "chasms" occur less and less frequently as one presses on, till finally they turn into "mountains of light."

    The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss George L. Prentiss 1859

  • Mr. Cohen singled out several causes for the disaster: financial institutions drunk on risk; "chasms" in the regulatory system; excessive leverage not just on Wall Street but among consumers, government and other businesses; a failure of corporate governance; and a lack of government planning for the collapse of a major financial institution.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JEFF GRAY 2010

  • The gameplay is fairly simple to pick-up; you basically have to overcome obstacles such as chasms, spikes and hills by building structures made of goo.

    Latest from PALGN 2009

  • The gameplay is fairly simple to pick-up; you basically have to overcome obstacles such as chasms, spikes and hills by building structures made of goo.

    Latest from PALGN 2009

  • The gameplay is fairly simple to pick-up; you basically have to overcome obstacles such as chasms, spikes and hills by building structures made of goo.

    Latest from PALGN 2009

  • The gameplay is fairly simple to pick-up; you basically have to overcome obstacles such as chasms, spikes and hills by building structures made of goo.

    Latest from PALGN 2009

  • The gameplay is fairly simple to pick-up; you basically have to overcome obstacles such as chasms, spikes and hills by building structures made of goo.

    Latest from PALGN 2009

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