plural valleys
1
a
: an elongate depression of the earth's surface usually between ranges of hills or mountains
b
: an area drained by a river and its tributaries
2
: a low point or condition
3
a
: hollow, depression
b
: the place of meeting of two slopes of a roof that form on the plan a reentrant angle
Examples of valley in a Sentence
the valley will be the first to flood if the river rises
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The poem, which Brown first encountered on social media, describes a conversation between two people walking in a valley.
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Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
The valley and the foothills Hundreds of miles away, conservative enclaves in the Sierra Nevada foothills also face the prospect of being gerrymandered into more liberal districts.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
There are no big fires in eastern Oregon at the moment, and a half-dozen Idaho fires closer to Boise, but smoke from the nearly 7,000-acre Island Creek Fire somehow has made its way to the valley.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
What To Know The hardened base, which has not been publicly acknowledged by North Korea, is in a valley near the village of Sinpung-dong, in north Pyongyang province, about 17 miles from the Chinese border.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
The valley and the foothills Hundreds of miles away, conservative enclaves in the Sierra Nevada foothills also face the prospect of being gerrymandered into more liberal districts.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
There are no big fires in eastern Oregon at the moment, and a half-dozen Idaho fires closer to Boise, but smoke from the nearly 7,000-acre Island Creek Fire somehow has made its way to the valley.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
What To Know The hardened base, which has not been publicly acknowledged by North Korea, is in a valley near the village of Sinpung-dong, in north Pyongyang province, about 17 miles from the Chinese border.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Valley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valley. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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valley
noun
val·ley
ˈval-ē 
plural valleys
: an area of lowland between ranges of hills or mountains
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