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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The enormous reservoir sits at the confluence of the U.S. and Mexico borders, and the views offer a mix of steep-walled river canyons and wide-open waterways with 12 public boat ramps and 7 paddling trails.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
One side of our canyon is scorched bare, yet miraculously, firefighters managed to save our little community with 30 structures lost.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
But then he got trapped when the canyon became steep and unstable, park officials said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 20 Jan. 2025
Firefighters were swarming into the region as the fire marched into neighborhoods and areas of dry, unburned brush in the foothills and rugged canyons.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
One side of our canyon is scorched bare, yet miraculously, firefighters managed to save our little community with 30 structures lost.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
But then he got trapped when the canyon became steep and unstable, park officials said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 20 Jan. 2025
Firefighters were swarming into the region as the fire marched into neighborhoods and areas of dry, unburned brush in the foothills and rugged canyons.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canyon. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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