Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuesta
Noun
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The Pioneers were once as high as third in the conference standings, but have since fallen off a cliff– with seven losses in eight games to close out the season.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2026 -
The windy, cliff-hugging 68-mile stretch introduces road explorers to one of the most diverse ecosystems accessible by auto.—
Lynn O'Rourke Hayes,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the sun dropped and the temperature fell, Scarabeo Roches Noires emerged on the horizon, a small cluster of white tents perched on a rocky escarpment.—
Fergus Scholes,
TheWeek,
30 Jan. 2026
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Angama Mara, which opened in 2016 and sits on top of the Oloololo escarpment overlooking the Mara Triangle, comprises two camps.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That Waldorf Astoria won’t disappoint, perched on a 150-foot seaside bluff and sprawling across 175 acres.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Her son had just been married there, and the twins were to begin building new houses and studios on the bluff the following month.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Hike through the poppies on a short series of moderate trails that run just a few miles in length, affording views of the poppy fields and surrounding buttes.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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There are more than 400 miles of trails to choose from, many of which start on the edge of town and feature an array of buttes, arches, and caves to explore.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The second morning, Bob hunkered down next to a thick spruce on a frosty hogback between Disappointment Lake and Snowbank.—
Bob Cary,
Outdoor Life,
15 Oct. 2025
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That loop yields a two-mile hike with 300 feet of climbing, not counting the short spur trail up to the hogback.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The farther away from a scarp, the lesser the hazard.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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That is a clear fingerprint of an earthquake, one that, according to the rounding and wear and sloping of the scarp, occurred about 2.6 million years ago.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 July 2025
Noun
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But there is also a pure exhilaration in standing on that last precipice, face-to-face with the question that exists beyond all other questions—which is to say, God.—
Charles Finch,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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On the precipice of the sixth WBC, the tournament has a history full of iconic moments, including the final pitch of the 2023 edition that featured Shohei Ohtani striking out his then-Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout to seal Japan’s third WBC title.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That raises the risk of mudslides and debris flows, especially near burn scars from past wildfires.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
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Tommy Kitahata, who said a State Parks employee, John Ota, told them that the state was going to patrol the burn scar.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Cuesta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuesta. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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