variants
or less commonly cañon
1
: a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
2
: something resembling a canyon
the city's concrete canyons
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Examples of canyon in a Sentence
as the scouts made their way through the canyon, they marveled at the sheer walls of rock on both sides
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It is believed to be composed mostly of water ice mixed with rock, like most of Uranus' moons, and has a patchwork surface of different types of terrain, including huge canyons, ridges and cliff faces.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The canyon height of the ceilings, anchored by heavy wood furnishings and stone floors.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The main attraction of staying overnight in the Grand Canyon was our proximity to the canyon rim — literally just steps from our door.
—Cynthia J. Drake, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
An hour into the journey, canyon walls appeared on either side of the tracks and prickly pears with egglike fruits began to loom beneath my window.
—Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The canyon height of the ceilings, anchored by heavy wood furnishings and stone floors.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The main attraction of staying overnight in the Grand Canyon was our proximity to the canyon rim — literally just steps from our door.
—Cynthia J. Drake, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
An hour into the journey, canyon walls appeared on either side of the tracks and prickly pears with egglike fruits began to loom beneath my window.
—Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for canyon
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canyon. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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