The phrase "a gaping void in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant absence or lack of something, often conveying a sense of emptiness or deficiency.
Example: "The sudden departure of the team leader left a gaping void in the project's direction and morale."
Alternatives: "a significant gap in" or "an empty space in".
The explosion that shook Beirut that afternoon left a swimming pool-sized crater in the ground and a gaping void in Lebanon's political arena.
When it moves up to the bedroom level, it leaves a gaping void in the middle of the living room floor.
We have no idea what she intends – because, says the report: "There is a gaping void in the government negotiating strategy".
As such, Simcock perhaps warrants more credit than he was able to claim with Dream Ahead – whose departure to stud, after all, left a gaping void in his Newmarket stable.
The report says: "There is a gaping void in the government negotiating strategy" and urges ministers "to move swiftly to spell out [the government's] plan for reaching a negotiating position – even if it doesn't want to give away its hand".
And yet it's unsettling to know so little about where I came from, and to have a gaping void in place of even basic details about the person responsible for half of my genes.
WHEN Dan Flak lost his job 14 months ago as the information technology manager at Gilbarco, a North Carolina gasoline pump manufacturer, a gaping void opened up in his world.
In most cities there is a gaping void between decision-makers and community members, and public opinion is relegated to soulless feedback forms and tedious public meetings.
Either way, there is currently a gaping void on the Web for people to share higher-resolution beautiful photos.
Elsewhere there is a gaping void, and VL (wine and spirits) retailers fear they too will soon be for the chop.
Dickey, who was traded this winter after winning the Cy Young Award, will leave a gaping void to fill, and Marcum said he was not trying to portray himself as a replacement.
