I stood at the edge of the cliff and gazed down into the yawning/gaping 'abyss'. [='chasm']
He says that there is a widening 'abyss' between the rich and the poor.
She was pulled down into an 'abyss' of despair.
(..) ...I don't wanna see you anymore." It was literally like she had reached into my chest... ...ripped out my heart and smeared it all over my life! There was this incredible abyss and I'm falling. I keep falling and I don't think I'm ever gonna stop! That wasn't such a funny story. (..)1996 TvShow: Friends Title: The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies Season: 2 Episode 18