Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuesta
Noun
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The team mapped cormorants’ nests in the cliffs above La Jolla Cove and saw the first eggs of the year in January.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026 -
Wide sands and elevated viewpoints above the cliffs provide excellent sightlines for a low eclipse.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Just as the sun prepared to sink beyond the escarpments, its rays struck every piece of the fractured glass resting on top of the window frames, alighting all of them at once, as if they were shot with electricity.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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In late April, the board approved plans to install natural-looking wooden posts connected by metal chains between the sidewalk and the bluffs to encourage pedestrians to stay off the cliffs and use beach access stairs.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The property encompasses a half-acre-plus bluff overlooking Thousand Steps Beach with a pool, spa and multiple viewing terraces, offering coastal views as far west as Catalina Island.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Towering buttes shoot out of waving prairie grasses.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
1 June 2026
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The South Dakota park features over 240,000 acres of rugged spires, streaky buttes, and vast fossil beds.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Views to the east take in Red Rocks Park, the Dakota Ridge hogback, Green Mountain and downtown Denver in the distance.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
26 May 2026
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Two birds seemed to be gobbling there — one between the hogback and the creek valley and the other higher.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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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Long an astute observer of discovery and rediscovery, whether the subject is a city or herself, Sante—having emerged from a tight circle of luminaries including Jim Jarmusch, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Nan Goldin—is now on the precipice of a second artistic renaissance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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There was a lot of bad Royals baseball in the early 2000s and this year’s team seems to be on the precipice.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Deputies said that the girl was seen with several marks and scars that were consistent with those claims.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Deputies went to the woman’s house in the 700 block of Northwest 81st Street Saturday morning for a welfare check and found the girl with scars and marks on her body, according to the arrest report of her mother, 27-year-old Naseline Timouche.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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“Cuesta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuesta. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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