variants
or less commonly cañon
1
: a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
2
: something resembling a canyon
the city's concrete canyons
Examples of canyon in a Sentence
as the scouts made their way through the canyon, they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides
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The couple had come up from their Sun City home in metro Phoenix in spring to shuttle rim-to-rim canyon hikers to their vehicles, hoping to escape the summer heat like many of their clients.
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Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
That means the night skies in and around Capitol Reef are especially protected from star-obscuring light, so this playground of cliffs, arches, and canyons has some of the best stargazing in the country.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
To extend your exploration, locate a 3/4-mile trail just off the main boardwalk and take the 137 stone steps into the canyon and toward Little Falls (also known as Hippie Hole), a beloved swimming spot in the summertime.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Its image is painted on ancient Southwestern pottery and chiseled into prehistoric petroglyphs that line Texas canyons.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
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Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
That means the night skies in and around Capitol Reef are especially protected from star-obscuring light, so this playground of cliffs, arches, and canyons has some of the best stargazing in the country.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
To extend your exploration, locate a 3/4-mile trail just off the main boardwalk and take the 137 stone steps into the canyon and toward Little Falls (also known as Hippie Hole), a beloved swimming spot in the summertime.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Its image is painted on ancient Southwestern pottery and chiseled into prehistoric petroglyphs that line Texas canyons.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for canyon
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canyon. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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