canyon

Example Sentences

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In a Sierra Nevada canyon all but incinerated in the 2021 KNP Complex fire, a new forest of California’s beloved giant sequoias is now growing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

One location is Aram Chaos, situated northeast of the canyon system where ancient water once flowed toward lower terrain to the north.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Locals had long relied on the resort to draw visitors to the two towns that border it: Telluride, in the box canyon, and Mountain Village, higher up the slopes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

They make a canyon for the crosswalk and it’s very noble of them.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Even from the top of the canyon, the heat was intense.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan