ravine

Example Sentences

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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

Jay Slater's death was accidental after he fell down a ravine in Tenerife, a coroner has concluded.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 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

The cave was so tall, it seemed less like a cave and more like a ravine through a mountain range.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi