ravine

Example Sentences

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“We left the wild running ravine in the back of the house and we built what I called the art deck,” she adds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Picture a long, slow climb up the mountain of fame and wealth heading for a sign marked “Happiness”—only to discover, at the pinnacle, that happiness is actually on another mountaintop, across a ravine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

The 77-year-old missed a bend on his bike on his way home from the supermarket on a lonely road in the mountainous Cevennes region, careening down a rocky slope and into the ravine near Saint-Julien-des-Points.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

He disposed of the ladder in a nearby ravine while he was departing the area, the release said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

And outside of his home’s ravine, he stayed in the river as much as possible.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack