How to Use gorge in a Sentence

gorge

1 of 2 noun
  • In the gorge itself, the highs will be in only the mid-30s.
    oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Be sure to keep your eyes open to see the amazing views of the gorge.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
  • There were no cliffs in this section of the gorge and no need for ropes.
    Edmund Vallance, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021
  • At some places, the walls of the gorge tower 1,500 feet above the river bed.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The gorge is one of the largest canyons on the East Coast and is nearly 1,000 feet deep at some points.
    Henri Hollis, ajc, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Just north of the bluffs is a gorge deep in the earth — dubbed Cedar Gorge for the cedar trees shading it from view.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2022
  • The ice gorge crushed and sank the Princess, one of the passenger steamboats to Coney Island.
    Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The men were probably the first to ever descend the gorge.
    Myke Cole and Michael Livingston, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The seven-mile Gorge Trail is open year-round, taking hikers along the edge of the gorge.
    Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023
  • And then in Ithaca, the trend is going to the gorges, going to the waterfalls.
    Sheryl Lee Ralph, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The train takes passengers 44 miles into the gorge from Bryson City and back over 4½ hours.
    Curtis Tate, USA TODAY, 6 July 2020
  • This is a much less crowded path, with stunning aerial views of the gorge.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • A number of events are included, such as 5K and 10K runs, a 1-mile walk, gorge hikes and more.
    cleveland, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Fun fact: The trail also extends to the Washington state side of the gorge for even more choices.
    Lilly Graves, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2023
  • His mother, however, died near the bottom of the gorge.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Swaying 80 feet above the gorge, the bridge offers the best views of the waterfalls and river below.
    Hunter Boyce, ajc, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The aircraft’s fuselage was split into parts that were scattered down the gorge.
    Sheikh Saaliq, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2023
  • While the waterfall is most visible in the spring, when the ice is melting off the peaks above, the gorge itself is worth the trip.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2023
  • Ada has her encounter with something—this strange vibe, in a gorge in Greece years before the action in the book takes place.
    Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 20 June 2023
  • Winds will still be gusty at times, especially near the gorge.
    oregonlive, 27 Jan. 2023
  • All the seating is at outdoor tables: Wait in line and then, with a tray of brisket or beef rib and sides in hand, find a seat in the shade and gorge.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Gaurav Gurung said the plane fell nose-first towards its left and then crashed into the gorge.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Aerial photos of the crash site showed aircraft parts scattered on rocks and moss on the side of a mountain gorge.
    Fox News, 30 May 2022
  • Swipe a shimmery blue glitter all over the lids and blend into your lash line to recreate this gorge eye.
    Seventeen Editors, Seventeen, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Winter storm warnings along the gorge will lift by 1 p.m. Sunday.
    oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The area is deep in a gorge, reachable only by foot, helicopter, horse or mule.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023
  • But the only human presence was a pair of tiny figures walking along the rocky bed of the gorge below.
    Rachel Howard, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Those near the mouth of the Columbia River Gorge will also have gusty winds as a stronger offshore flow draws air in from the gorge.
    oregonlive, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The 17-mile park lies along the Genesee River, which roars through the gorge over three major waterfalls.
    Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The river, thought to be among the oldest rivers in the world, carved the deepest and longest river gorge in the Appalachian Mountains.
    Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2023
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gorge

2 of 2 verb
  • We gorged on chips and cookies.
  • We gorged ourselves on chips and cookies.
  • This was the year to gorge on Wong Kar-wai films or sink into Tolstoy.
    Raymond Ang, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Rather than flee, the bees zoom inside the hive and gorge on honey deposits.
    Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 28 Nov. 2020
  • My people will gorge on the once proud people of the Theocracy.
    WIRED, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Chief among them is that kids have been gorging on Kit-Kats and Starbursts for decades, on this one day a year.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Gulls run across beaches, mouths open wide, and gorge on the throngs of adults covering the shoreline.
    Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Nov. 2022
  • As a child Jünger gorged on westerns and penny dreadfuls.
    Thomas Meaney, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2023
  • Now imagine that version of Screech gorging on one of his friends as part of his service to an Antler Queen.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
  • But to their credit, the Suns didn’t gorge themselves on excuses.
    Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2021
  • Knowing that food will become more difficult to find in winter, all species of cats can gorge in the fall.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Along the way, riders will gorge on blueberry pie, the best lobster rolls in the state, and mussels straight from a mussel farm.
    Jancee Dunn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Bears can lose up to one-third of their body weight during hibernation, and thus need to gorge during the warmer months.
    Angela Owens, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Glee fans, Broadway stans, and people who love mess—can gorge ourselves on the spectacle of it all.
    Jenny Singer, Glamour, 11 July 2022
  • Without predators, plant eaters such as aphids and caterpillars are free to gorge.
    Meaghan Tobin, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
  • And, of course, cicadas are a boon to our wildlife, which gorge themselves on their nutritious snack-size bodies.
    Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 13 May 2021
  • Western guides tell of giant stonefly and other big bug hatches where trout gorge for a brief time and then quit.
    Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 June 2021
  • Michael Morbius thinks the secret to a cure may lie in blood-sucking bats, who gorge themselves on the red stuff and somehow manage to process it just fine.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Banks that got into trouble were ones that churned out such loans or gorged on them in securitized form.
    Telis Demos, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Trout and reds hungry from spending the winter in rivers and creeks where bait is scarce pour out into the coastal feeding areas to gorge on shrimp and baitfish.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Most guests here opt for the all-inclusive package to gorge on fresh Poisson Cru and French cuisine at the island’s two restaurants.
    Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Instead of continuing to gorge on the names that have thrived, this is the moment for embracing the overlooked and unglamorous.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Parents lathered their toddlers in sunscreen, kids downed ice pops and teenagers gorged on hot pretzels.
    Jenna Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2023
  • The fat animals, which gorge this time of year in order to build up fat for hibernation, are then voted on.
    Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2020
  • And can Nevada afford to lavish the A’s with cash after the Raiders, and movie studios, and Tesla have already bellied up to the trough to gorge on public funds?
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
  • But this July Fourth holiday, don't gorge yourself on hot dogs.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022
  • In pre-pandemic times, the turkeys at Tara Firma Farms in Petaluma would gorge on grass, bugs and fruit deep into autumn, free to balloon in size unchecked.
    Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The ending of the pilot that aired on Prime looks completely different from the final lines of this script, with Dre gorging on a pie after killing Khalid.
    Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2023
  • These diminutive crustaceans can lie dormant for years until a dose of rain sends them wriggling to the surface, which is why seagulls fly inland from the coast to the high deserts to gorge on them.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
  • People from across the country and beyond will descend on the desert town Saturday and Sunday to gorge on tens of thousands of tamales grabbed from steaming pots.
    Gustavo Arellanocolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2022

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