immensity
noun
im·men·si·ty
i-ˈmen(t)-sə-tē 
plural immensities
1
: the quality or state of being immense
2
: something immense
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Examples of immensity in a Sentence
the immensity of the universe
She couldn't understand the immensity of their problem.
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Its height, its timelessness and its immensity create a feeling of wonder.
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Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
Death Without Mercy includes their footage, other first-hand video shot by survivors, CCTV video of the quake and aftershocks, and drone footage showing the immensity of the damage.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 June 2024
At the same time, seeing this ecosystem firsthand, and feeling its immensity up close, imparted a sense of urgency that no breaking-news headline ever had.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
Despite the costs and the immensity of the problem, nations around the world signed the Montreal Protocol, phasing out the chlorofluorocarbons that caused the hole.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
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Jim Holden, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
Death Without Mercy includes their footage, other first-hand video shot by survivors, CCTV video of the quake and aftershocks, and drone footage showing the immensity of the damage.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 June 2024
At the same time, seeing this ecosystem firsthand, and feeling its immensity up close, imparted a sense of urgency that no breaking-news headline ever had.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
Despite the costs and the immensity of the problem, nations around the world signed the Montreal Protocol, phasing out the chlorofluorocarbons that caused the hole.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
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immensity
noun
im·men·si·ty
im-ˈen(t)-sət-ē
plural immensities
1
: the quality or state of being immense
2
: something immense
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