corniches

Definition of cornichesnext
plural of corniche

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for corniches
Noun
  • Their midweight thickness offers enough cushion for miles of walking through the streets of New York City, without causing sweat.
    Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • This tragedy is the result of the administration sending federal agents onto our streets against the wishes of local law enforcement, including our respected Police Chief Brian O'Hara.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Suburbia offered the illusion of moral purity, deepening social segregation as highways allowed a quick access to and from the city centre.
    Fahad Zuberi, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • On straight paths, tracking is solid, but switchbacks and dense forests increase the risk of losing sight of the subject—or clipping a tree.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Before teeing it up, we were required to sign a waiver to play the unconventional 18-hole short course, a nod to its cliff-hugging switchbacks and a maze of showy cart path water crossings.
    T.J. Olwig, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The cause for the increase in these fatalities goes beyond driver distraction — such as phones and dashboard touch screens — and, according to the CDC, appears to be linked to the growing number of large, heavy vehicles like SUVs and to America’s penchant for complicated, high-speed roadways.
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Now the roads and sidewalks are open, and life is being breathed back into both the small business community and the city, Hoiosen told the Idaho Statesman.
    Rose Evans November 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Now there’s another one heading down the pike that tells Combs’ side of the story.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Though the address is 3104 Gallatin Pike, the main entrance is at McGavock and Gallatin pikes.
    Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Wind upward between brick and sky, and the coast redraws itself — the Intracoastal with its rows of mansions, reefs dark in the distant ocean, roofs tucked in green.
    Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Ringed by supporters and passersby who stood several rows deep, phones in the air, to catch a glimpse of the new mayor, Mamdani then acknowledged the weight of the current moment.
    Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Queens went 6-for-30 (20%) from deep and Winthrop wasn’t much better at 8-for-25 (32%), which meant most of the game was contested the old-fashioned way, via drives and rebounding and tough defense.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
  • To Chase’s point, the Bengals' defense did surrender 576 yards to the Bears, including four touchdowns and a field goal on six drives in the second half.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Corniches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corniches. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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