valley

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Recent Examples of valley When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 June 2025 Lory also has relatively flat terrain in the valley along the reservoir that offers opportunities for mountain biking, trail running and horseback riding. John Meyer, Denver Post, 19 June 2025 This valley was the center of creation, where humanity was born. Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 Meanwhile, Wednesday’s heat advisory remains in effect through 8 p.m. across Orange County’s inland areas — including Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine, Garden Grove, Orange, Fullerton and Mission Viejo — as well as the Inland Empire and San Diego County’s valleys and mountains. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for valley
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valley
Noun
  • The route includes many iconic Romanesque churches and beautiful landscapes, including the Rio Dulce natural park, and the canyon of Caracena.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
  • On the night of the shooting, officers arrived at the scene of the call and found Rasmussen shot in the torso and lying in a nearby canyon, Provence said.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
  • Still, leaping over a 100-foot ravine with a baby clinging to your back seems like a daring choice.
    Skylar Knight, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Burgess Falls This park has a truly breathtaking sight that's worth a hike: four waterfalls that cascade down from more than 250 feet into a natural gorge.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
  • In addition to offering stunning river canyon views, the gorge is home to the highest concentration of waterfalls in the U.S. with ample opportunities to hike, bike, or even canoe or kayak.
    Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Best for Solo Train Enthusiasts: Scotland Discover the incredible and indelible beauty of the Scottish highlands, full of lochs, glens, castles and fluffy highland cows and sheep on a journey with Vacations by Rail.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • One of the biggest temperate rainforests in the United States, the Hoh Rain Forest is worth visiting just for fantastical trails like the Hall of Mosses and Hoh River Trail that wind through peaceful glens of trees positively dripping with moss.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Tree Hollows Tree hollows can collect rainwater and provide the perfect place for mosquitoes to breed.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
  • The hollow is about three miles long and less than half as wide.
    Bill Thomas, Outdoor Life, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And, far and near, through vale and hill, Are faces that attest the same; The proud heart flashing through the eyes, At sound of Rob Roy’s name.
    Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
  • The 2021 Caldor Fire raced toward the South Lake Tahoe neighborhood of Christmas Valley, tucked in a secluded vale.
    CalMatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But more than 24,000 square miles where these states converge around the Mississippi was untouched by the ice sheets, leaving hills and dales to roll freely, secreting forest-banked rivers and sandstone sentinels.
    Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
  • Look at Georgie’s gorgeous kids and the lovely hills and dales of Wales.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024

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“Valley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valley. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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