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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One basin alone, feeding into one of the largest canyons on Mars called Ma'adim Vallis, accounted for roughly 15 percent of the total.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Many travelers opt to take a four-wheeler down the Sand Highway, a one-way trail into a canyon on the boundary of the dunes, or the South Boundary Trail, which winds along the eastern side of the main dune area.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
When housing becomes unaffordable in safer areas, the only available and affordable property is often in riskier locations – low-lying areas at flood risk in Houston and coastal Texas, or higher-wildfire-risk areas as California cities expand into fire-prone foothills and canyons.
—Ivis Garcia, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Drone video captured rescuers arriving in the canyon and working to free Dirks.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Many travelers opt to take a four-wheeler down the Sand Highway, a one-way trail into a canyon on the boundary of the dunes, or the South Boundary Trail, which winds along the eastern side of the main dune area.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
When housing becomes unaffordable in safer areas, the only available and affordable property is often in riskier locations – low-lying areas at flood risk in Houston and coastal Texas, or higher-wildfire-risk areas as California cities expand into fire-prone foothills and canyons.
—Ivis Garcia, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Drone video captured rescuers arriving in the canyon and working to free Dirks.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 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 18 Dec. 2025.
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