Examples of cliff in a Sentence
Standing at the edge of the cliff, we watched the waves crash on the shore far below.
rock climbers scaling steep cliffs
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Researchers uncovered the tomb at the mountain, at the base of a high desert cliff where strong winds carry gusts of sand.
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Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The burial chamber was uncovered at the base of a desert cliff almost 23 feet beneath Abydos, one of Egypt’s oldest cities about 300 miles south of Cairo and roughly six miles from the Nile River.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
Using that information, crews from a specialty contractor, Neil’s Controlled Blasting, based in Placer County, used an aerial lift to move workers up to 130 feet high on the sheer cliffs Friday and Saturday.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
The other hiker, who was not hurt, was stuck above because of the cliff, rescuers said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
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Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The burial chamber was uncovered at the base of a desert cliff almost 23 feet beneath Abydos, one of Egypt’s oldest cities about 300 miles south of Cairo and roughly six miles from the Nile River.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
Using that information, crews from a specialty contractor, Neil’s Controlled Blasting, based in Placer County, used an aerial lift to move workers up to 130 feet high on the sheer cliffs Friday and Saturday.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
The other hiker, who was not hurt, was stuck above because of the cliff, rescuers said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cliff. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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cliff
noun
: a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
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