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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An hour’s drive from Los Angeles are deserts, canyons and the thousand square miles of the Angeles National Forest.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Another option is the Kiwanis Trail that threads its way through a shallow, cupped canyon.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 21 Feb. 2026
And it was found in a habitat type — a dry river canyon with sandstone cliffs and Acacia cover — that may guide future field surveys in similar terrain.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Their parties became notorious even in my own cliques; my parents knew to expect at least a few dozen teenagers crashing their party, sucking down all the noodles, and sneaking beers in the canyon down below.
—Natasha Pickowicz, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Another option is the Kiwanis Trail that threads its way through a shallow, cupped canyon.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 21 Feb. 2026
And it was found in a habitat type — a dry river canyon with sandstone cliffs and Acacia cover — that may guide future field surveys in similar terrain.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Their parties became notorious even in my own cliques; my parents knew to expect at least a few dozen teenagers crashing their party, sucking down all the noodles, and sneaking beers in the canyon down below.
—Natasha Pickowicz, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
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 27 Feb. 2026.
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