Examples of cliff in a Sentence
Standing at the edge of the cliff, we watched the waves crash on the shore far below.
rock climbers scaling steep cliffs
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The two-room cottage offers sweeping views of the monastery, which clings to a cliff high above the valley floor.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
The falls are fed by underground springs flowing through porous volcanic basalt in the Cascade Range, creating the appearance that water is emerging directly from the cliff face itself.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
No injuries were reported, but the tsunami stripped vegetation from steep rock lining the near 25 mile-long fjord with cliffs stretching more than 3,280 feet high, according to Dan Shugar, lead author of the study published May 6 in the journal Science.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Encounters with whales, dolphins and penguins awaited; landscapes of icy expanses, towering cliffs and rolling green hills beckoned.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
The falls are fed by underground springs flowing through porous volcanic basalt in the Cascade Range, creating the appearance that water is emerging directly from the cliff face itself.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
No injuries were reported, but the tsunami stripped vegetation from steep rock lining the near 25 mile-long fjord with cliffs stretching more than 3,280 feet high, according to Dan Shugar, lead author of the study published May 6 in the journal Science.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Encounters with whales, dolphins and penguins awaited; landscapes of icy expanses, towering cliffs and rolling green hills beckoned.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cliff. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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cliff
noun
: a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
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