Examples of gulf in a Sentence
Noun
we dipped our feet in the warm waters of the gulf
the gulf of understanding between the two men was too wide for them to ever get along
Verb
with the administration gulfed by so many real problems, it's absurd for the president to concern himself with this nonissue
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Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
The move to suspend aid widens the gulf between the stance adopted by the Trump administration and the U.S.'s major European allies, many of which pledged fresh support for Ukraine in recent days.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 8 Jan. 2018
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Noun
United’s domestic prize money has lagged, but the real gulf has come abroad.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
The move to suspend aid widens the gulf between the stance adopted by the Trump administration and the U.S.'s major European allies, many of which pledged fresh support for Ukraine in recent days.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
So many gulfs separate us now: geographical, anatomical, psychological.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 8 Jan. 2018
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“Gulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gulf. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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