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Recent Examples of ravine If no alternative exists, set up camp in a valley, ravine, or other low-lying areas. Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025 But things quickly improve: Tyler, who also serves as our resident historian and geologist, leads a hike up a steep ravine to Winnie’s Grotto, a towering chimney of auburn quartzite. John Briley, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025 When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025 This week saw the tragic end of Fairmont Crest resident Doug McBride (Jason Graham), whose body was found in the wreckage of a fiery car accident after driving off the highway into a ravine. Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ravine
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Noun
  • Its Mii amo spa offers treatments inspired by its surroundings and the canyon's vortex energy.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Flash flooding will be particular concern in burn scars, slot canyons and urban areas, according to the weather service.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway is truly at its most spectacular in autumn, when the leaves start to change color and the gorge prepares itself for winter.
    Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Apart from the gorges and cliffs, the area features beautiful waterfalls and rock shelters.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Though expert hikers can make the round trip in a day, many take up to three, granting extra time to float in swimming holes, scope out waterfalls, and take in the hanging valleys and lush forests pouring into the sea.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Ravine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravine. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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