as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
he urged his horse down into the ravine where there was a thin stream of water flowing
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Recent Examples of ravine
Spokane Valley Fire Department Firefighters rescued an Uber driver on Wednesday afternoon after her car plunged into a ravine in Spokane Valley, Washington.
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Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
California’s largest fire in 2024 started when a man pushed a burning car into a ravine near Chico.
—Virginia Iglesias, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Hirschfield raped Gonsalves and dumped both of the teenagers’ bodies in a ravine about 30 miles east of Davis in Sacramento County, where they were found by police three days later.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
If that's not an option, either crouch down inside your car while protecting your head or leave the vehicle and take cover in a low-lying area such as a ditch or ravine.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
California’s largest fire in 2024 started when a man pushed a burning car into a ravine near Chico.
—Virginia Iglesias, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Hirschfield raped Gonsalves and dumped both of the teenagers’ bodies in a ravine about 30 miles east of Davis in Sacramento County, where they were found by police three days later.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
If that's not an option, either crouch down inside your car while protecting your head or leave the vehicle and take cover in a low-lying area such as a ditch or ravine.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for ravine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravine
Noun
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Several viewpoints offer vertigo-inducing views into the canyon and the river far below.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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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
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The film portrays the story of two professional operatives, played by Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, working on opposite sides of a gorge.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Image ‘The Gorge’ Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy star as two special agents stationed on either side of a dangerous gorge who start to bridge the gap in this action-romance directed by Scott Derrickson.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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In a video from February 2017, Bishop shows off the compound, pointing out fruit trees and a cluster of tents pitched on a knoll overlooking a green valley.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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The lithium in the brine beneath the brilliant white Atacama salt flat, which stretches out across the valley floor, has become a global resource.—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Ravine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravine. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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