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
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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Several viewpoints offer vertigo-inducing views into the canyon and the river far below.
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Critics also point to the way the stunning property is used, with the ocean not coming into play enough and the large canyon only really being used on one hole.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Towers sit high atop the cliffs on both sides of the canyon, facing each other.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
The 4,200-square-mile area has stunning geological features from glaciers, waterfalls, and lakes to limestone caves, ice fields, and canyons.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Critics also point to the way the stunning property is used, with the ocean not coming into play enough and the large canyon only really being used on one hole.
—Brody Miller, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Towers sit high atop the cliffs on both sides of the canyon, facing each other.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
The 4,200-square-mile area has stunning geological features from glaciers, waterfalls, and lakes to limestone caves, ice fields, and canyons.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for canyon
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“Canyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canyon. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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