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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Aztecs need to continue positioning themselves to be more attractive to the biggest brokers in football as the gulf between the haves and have-nots widens by the hour.—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023 And as the outside world is seized by confusion and terror, the gulf between the men becomes ever more pronounced, and ever more destructive.—Carole Horst, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023 The gulf between pay in the South and the North is certain to widen when Ford, G.M. and Stellantis agree on new contracts with the U.A.W.—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023 And though the gulf nation of Qatar, home to a major U.S. military base, allows Hamas leaders to reside there, few regional leaders have much love lost for the militant group.—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023 Grab a bite to eat with a view of the gulf in Jumeirah Beach Residences before getting ice cream and walking over to the marina to watch the sunset on the water, surrounded by towering modern skyscrapers.—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2023 The gulf on spending between the two parties — and the two chambers — remains vast.—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023 The Disney heiress has advocated against inflated CEO compensation and the ever-growing gulf between average worker pay and chief executive pay.—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023 The Padres faced a 6-game gulf a game after Friday.—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2023
Verb
So many gulfs separate us now: geographical, anatomical, psychological.—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 8 Jan. 2018 See More
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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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