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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In an art scene marked by two extremes — giant cultural treasuries on the National Mall and tiny nonprofits with shoestring budgets — the Rubell Museum stands out as one of a few private midsize organizations bridging that gulf.—Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024 Kavanaugh spoke after Ford, and the gulf between the two testimonies was, in retrospect, an omen.—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gulf
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English goulf, from Middle French golfe, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colpus, from Greek kolpos bosom, gulf; akin to Old English hwealf vault, Old High German walbo
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