Plural of expanse
regular plural
The plural of expanse is expanses.
Forms of expanse
| Singular | expanse /ɪkˈspæns/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | expanses |
| Countable | countable |
Expanses in a sentence
- Jungle clung to the canyons, but there were broad expanses of brushland grown with mesquite and agave and flowering redbird cactus.1998, Robert Stone, Bear and His Daughter: Stories, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 61. From the entry redbird cactus
- The open water expanses of the lake have been occupied mainly by two species of clupeids, as well as by Eutropius niloticus and Physailia pellucida.1973, Willis A. Evans, John Vanderpuye, “Early Development of Fish Populations and Fisheries of Volta Lake”, in William C. Ackermann…. From the entry clupeid
- The railway is now among the bare, treeless heights of the Cheviots, and striking views are obtained over wide expanses of almost uninhabitated moorland country.1955 September, H. A. Vallance, “The Border Counties Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 594. From the entry cheviots
- The illimitable expanses of both, stretching away to the horizon on all sides, can inspire exhilarating feelings of freedom, of being master of your own fate.1996, Ella Maillart, “Foreward”, in The Alluring Target, Trackless Sands Press, →ISBN, page xiii. From the entry illimitable
- They are the great midland expanses that have remained young in realisation of just what our common share and responsibility in sea-power mean to all the mankindly world.1928, Marguerite E. DeWitt, Our Oral Word as Social and Economic Factor. From the entry mankindly
Meaning of expanse
- noun A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.
- noun An amount of spread or stretch.
Questions about the plural of expanse
- What is the plural of expanse?
- The plural of expanse is expanses.
- Is expanse countable?
- Expanse is a countable noun.
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