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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
Recent Examples on the Web
In other photos, Bailey was seen on a jet-ski and posed on a grassy cliff overlooking the ocean.
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Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Related Stories The footage, screened at international television confab MIPTV, showed extraordinary sights, including a bear making a treacherous half-mile descent down a crumbling cliff face, with two cubs clinging to her for life, images captured by a drone camera.
—Liza Foreman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
Against a spectacular background of limestone cliffs they are put through their paces from hill runs to higher-grade rock climbs.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Of the 10 dead, at least four were killed inside Taroko National Park, a Hualien county tourist attraction famous for canyons and cliffs about 90 miles from Taipei.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Big Sur is famous for its dramatic cliffs, towering redwoods and breathtaking ocean views, but its roads have taken a beating by current and past rainy seasons that were enough to pull the state out of its historic drought but also caused scores of road collapses, mud flows and rockslides.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Nestled between two cliffs, the beach is only accessible by descending a steep flight of stairs that have been carved into the cliffside.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Visitors can stop at the parking lot of the Precipice Trail during the summer to participate in the Peregrine Watch for an opportunity to use scopes to view peregrine and their nests on the cliff.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
Several green and hawksbill turtles are darting in and out of a vibrant coral cliff with seemingly millions of species, from sculpins to sun coral and everything in between.
—Scott Bay, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2024
Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Related Stories The footage, screened at international television confab MIPTV, showed extraordinary sights, including a bear making a treacherous half-mile descent down a crumbling cliff face, with two cubs clinging to her for life, images captured by a drone camera.
—Liza Foreman, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
Against a spectacular background of limestone cliffs they are put through their paces from hill runs to higher-grade rock climbs.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
Of the 10 dead, at least four were killed inside Taroko National Park, a Hualien county tourist attraction famous for canyons and cliffs about 90 miles from Taipei.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
Big Sur is famous for its dramatic cliffs, towering redwoods and breathtaking ocean views, but its roads have taken a beating by current and past rainy seasons that were enough to pull the state out of its historic drought but also caused scores of road collapses, mud flows and rockslides.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Nestled between two cliffs, the beach is only accessible by descending a steep flight of stairs that have been carved into the cliffside.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Visitors can stop at the parking lot of the Precipice Trail during the summer to participate in the Peregrine Watch for an opportunity to use scopes to view peregrine and their nests on the cliff.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
Several green and hawksbill turtles are darting in and out of a vibrant coral cliff with seemingly millions of species, from sculpins to sun coral and everything in between.
—Scott Bay, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cliff. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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cliff
noun
: a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
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