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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Aaron Schwartz / Bloomberg via Getty Images Some Republicans are open to an extension of the enhanced tax credits on a temporary basis, acknowledging the cliff that around 22 million Americans face with their expiration.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Here, sheer cliff faces on either side of the valley form an enormous chasm, framing the mountains that are topped with a tapestry of green fields, tendrils of cloud weaving between them.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
In a new interview with Diane, Bristol Myers Squibb CEO Chris Boerner talks about his plan to navigate the company’s looming patent cliff, and how a focus on company culture was the missing piece.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
CFOs taking the survey cited consumer demand as the biggest risk to their business, echoing widespread concerns about Americans sustaining their level of spending, but the CFOs do not see an economic cliff ahead.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Here, sheer cliff faces on either side of the valley form an enormous chasm, framing the mountains that are topped with a tapestry of green fields, tendrils of cloud weaving between them.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
In a new interview with Diane, Bristol Myers Squibb CEO Chris Boerner talks about his plan to navigate the company’s looming patent cliff, and how a focus on company culture was the missing piece.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025
CFOs taking the survey cited consumer demand as the biggest risk to their business, echoing widespread concerns about Americans sustaining their level of spending, but the CFOs do not see an economic cliff ahead.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cliff. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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cliff
noun
: a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
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