as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
he urged his horse down into the ravine where there was a thin stream of water flowing
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Recent Examples of ravine
Eckart's body was found in a remote ravine in neighboring Brown County.
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Aug. 2025
If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Deputies arrived to find one of the vehicles had crashed into a ravine, causing a fire, Payman said.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Less than one month later, Daniel’s 2017 Jeep Renegade was found rolled on its side in a ravine by a local rancher.
—Julia Bonavita , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for ravine
Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Aug. 2025
If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Deputies arrived to find one of the vehicles had crashed into a ravine, causing a fire, Payman said.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Less than one month later, Daniel’s 2017 Jeep Renegade was found rolled on its side in a ravine by a local rancher.
—Julia Bonavita , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for ravine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravine
Noun
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The same button allows the driver to summon V-mode for canyon carving and track days.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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Excellent guide/driver combos take guests off-roading on geological Big 5 safari drives to see salt flats, geysers at 14,000 feet, canyons and dunes that rival Jordan and Utah, and a string of volcanoes that make this part of Chile one of the most active sites in the world.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
28 July 2025
Noun
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However dogs that gorge on cicadas will find their exoskeletons difficult to digest, resulting in an upset stomach, abdominal pain, vomiting and bloody diarrhea.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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How to Get There: From the Canyon Mouth Day Use Parking Area lot at Little River Falls, take the Little Falls Trail for .75 miles down into the bottom of the gorge.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
20 June 2025
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Getting permission on a field here will be really tough (maybe impossible), however Haugen says that there are good opportunities for freelance hunting in rivers and sloughs throughout the valley, where ducks roost and loaf.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Taurus-Littrow valley is littered with massive boulders scattered across steep slopes.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Ravine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravine. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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