cliff

noun

\ ˈklif

Definition of cliff

: a very steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock, earth, or ice : precipice

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Examples of cliff in a Sentence

Standing at the edge of the cliff, we watched the waves crash on the shore far below. rock climbers scaling steep cliffs

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From the top of the cliff, the trail of chains and ladders leading to the base of Mooney Falls looks medieval. — Scott Craven, azcentral, "Hiking to Havasupai: How far is it, what's Mooney Falls like and everything you need to know," 24 June 2019 An individual who drove off the side of a cliff and plunged more than 150 feet early Sunday morning in Pacifica has survived the incident, according to authorities. — Maggie Angst, The Mercury News, "Driver rescued after plunging 150 feet from Pacifica cliff," 16 June 2019 For $1,000 per person, there's an overnight camping trip with a tent on the edge of a cliff in Colorado. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, "Airbnb is selling $5,000 rafting tours and other advenutres," 13 June 2019 But on March 26, 2018, their car was found at the bottom of a cliff off California's Highway 1. — Lauren Smiley, Glamour, "Sarah Hart Was ‘Intoxicated’: Everything We’ve Learned So Far About the Hart Family From the Coroner’s Inquest," 5 Apr. 2019 Off the cliff edge, hailing in the breeze, were welcoming arms of poison ivy thirty feet below. — Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, "Ramblin’ Man," 24 June 2019 Manor and Heathcliff drives, Pacifica; Sunday at 2 a.m. Driver rescued after car plunged 150 feet off a cliff. — Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, "Wild weekend on Bay Area roads: Where major crashes occurred," 17 June 2019 The Colts in 2015 were a smoke-and-mirrors bunch that had overachieved by reaching the 2014 season’s AFC title game, an aging team that had peaked and was about to fall off a cliff. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: Colts QB Andrew Luck is injured AND EVERYONE SEEMS OK WITH IT," 11 June 2019 Some players, even great ones, fall off a cliff quickly: Roberto Alomar, Mattingly, Dale Murphy, maybe Miguel Cabrera and Joey Votto. — Tom Verducci, SI.com, "Seven Reasons Behind Jose Ramirez's Strange and Steep Decline," 10 June 2019

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