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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Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
As with many other areas of management practice, this gulf between leaders and laggards is likely to have significant ramifications for organizations.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 8 Jan. 2018
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Noun
Within about half the gulf, the U.S. has sovereign rights for exploring, managing natural resources and jurisdiction, as international law allows, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.
—Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
As with many other areas of management practice, this gulf between leaders and laggards is likely to have significant ramifications for organizations.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes, 22 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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