gulf

verb

gulfed; gulfing; gulfs
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Examples of gulf in a Sentence

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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So many gulfs separate us now: geographical, anatomical, psychological. Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 8 Jan. 2018 Read More: Gulf Spat Escalates as Saudi Arabia, U.A.E. Media Attack Qatar Institutional and individual investors from the GCC sold 34.6 million riyals ($9.5 million) of Qatari stocks on Monday, the most in a single trading session since March 21. Glen Carey, Bloomberg.com, 30 May 2017 See All Example Sentences for gulf

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gulf was in 1807

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“Gulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gulf. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

gulf

noun
ˈgəlf
1
: a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
2
: a deep hollow in the earth : chasm, abyss
3
: a difference between two people, groups, or things

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