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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an expanse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a wide, open area or a large extent of something, often in a physical or metaphorical sense.
Example: "The vast expanse of the ocean stretched out before us, shimmering under the sunlight."
Alternatives: "a stretch" or "a wide area".
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An outdoor kitchen, formal landscaping and an expanse of grass completes the setting.
It rests on an expanse of flat, baked nothingness.
But the sky is an expanse of empty blue.
They hurried across an expanse of treeless yard to the front of the apartment complex.
A sweep of the device downward shows the scene as an expanse of sunflowers in bloom.
Those inhabiting an expanse of vibrant blue-violet are olive, chartreuse and charcoal.
Just Gjipe Beach, an expanse of white sand lodged in the mouth of a dramatic canyon.
And with an expanse of green grass all around him, Rodriguez jogged over the mound.
Now the wide river bed is an expanse of sand and pebbles.
With such an expanse of water, how could anyone go wrong?
He lived in a hilltop home overlooking an expanse of Beverly Hills and Los Angeles.
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