Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Widening"

The meaning of "Widening" in various phrases and sentences

Q: What does He says that there is a widening abyss between the rich and the poor.

She was pulled down into an abyss of despair mean?
A: An abyss is a space that is too large to measure. In the first example it means that the distance between rich and poor is so big that it can’t be described. In the second example that she is so depressed or devastated that she can’t see any way out of her situation.
Q: What does widening gulf mean?
A: It means the distance between two things or two people is getting wider/bigger.

Example sentences using "Widening"

Q: Please show me example sentences with widen, widens, widening and widened .
A: so widen is to enlarge or make something bigger right

Other questions about "Widening"

Q: ①Indignation about widening income gaps between haves and have-nots drives needy countries into aggression including terrorist acts.

②Anger against the government revenue gap between rich and poor drives poor countries into undesirable acts such as terrorist acts. Does this sound natural?
A: × ①Indignation about widening income gaps between haves and have-nots drives needy countries into aggression including terrorist acts.
✓ Indignation over widening income gaps between the haves and have-nots drives poorer countries toward such things as terrorist acts.

× ②Anger against the government revenue gap between rich and poor drives poor countries into undesirable acts such as terrorist acts.

This is how I would phrase it. "Needy" often has a feeling of either "demanding" or "receiving charity". "Poor countries" does also work, but using the relative "poorer" often sounds a bit softer and more polite.
Q: What does "these widening spreads" refer to in the following interview?

Q. The rise in interest rates has led to a rise in risk premiums in southern Europe. Are fears that Europe will see a repeat of the 2010 European debt crisis justified?

A. I don’t see that. The actual burden of debt service in Spain is not high. Spain should not be distrusted by the markets. Maybe the markets are fearing another liquidity crisis. The last one, Mario Draghi ended with three words: ‘whatever it takes.’ Maybe they’re afraid that this time the ECB won’t say those words again. But in a peculiar way, these widening spreads are more of a political crisis than they are about economics. They’re a question about the willingness of Europe to take the necessary steps to maintain the stability of the euro.
A: In the context of interest rates, a spread is the difference between the interest rate that a bank charges borrowers and the interest rate the bank pays depositors. Widening spreads means that the differences between the two are getting bigger.
Q: Nowadays, with the widening gap in inequality, many people are not blessed with educational opportunities. Does this sound natural?
A: I think it sound good.
Q: The widening of their eyes was followed by their soft giggles.

Is this contract?
A: Yes, it's correct.

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