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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Hours later, a woman died in a fall from the cliff in a separate incident, sheriff’s officials told news outlets.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
Taken in Madagascar at the end of the dry season, the courageous lemur risks a harrowing jump from a towering cliff to another -- carrying her baby along for the ride.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Azura is set at the edge of a cliff, offering spectacular Atlantic vistas at almost every turn.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025
Crews arrived to find a Tesla dangling over the side of a 200-foot cliff.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2025
Taken in Madagascar at the end of the dry season, the courageous lemur risks a harrowing jump from a towering cliff to another -- carrying her baby along for the ride.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Azura is set at the edge of a cliff, offering spectacular Atlantic vistas at almost every turn.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025
Crews arrived to find a Tesla dangling over the side of a 200-foot cliff.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cliff. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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cliff
noun
: a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
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