How do you use Canyon in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like canon or ravine, plus the exact meaning.
Canyon in a sentence
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Canyon meaning
A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
Using Canyon
- The main meaning on this page is: A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
- Useful related words include: canon, ravine.
- In the example corpus, canyon often appears in combinations such as: grand canyon, the canyon, canyon and.
Context around Canyon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Canyon
- In this selection, "canyon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, grand, laguna, trabuco, road, wants and gets stand out and add context to how "canyon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a box canyon then to and a narrow canyon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "canyon" sits close to words such as afc, authentic and awaiting, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with canyon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Canyon Country Canyon at L.A. Cathedral, 7 p.m. (10 words)
The Betty B. Dearing Trail through Fryman Canyon abuts TreePeople/Coldwater Canyon Park. (13 words)
We found Marlowe's house, we found canyons that could be Benedict Canyon and Laurel Canyon. (16 words)
All traffic out of Laguna Beach (travelling on Laguna Canyon Road north) will be diverted through the new tunnel and back to Laguna Canyon Road through the current on/off ramps of SR-73/El Toro and Laguna Canyon Road. (40 words)
The Transcanyon Waterline project will involve replacing about 3 miles of pipe inside the canyon, upgrading 3 miles of electrical supply line inside the canyon, building a water intake at a new location and updating water treatment and electrical systems. (40 words)
Six passengers and a pilot were on board the Papillion Grand Canyon Helicopters chopper when it crashed under unknown circumstances on Saturday evening on the Hualapai Nation’s land near Quartermaster Canyon, by the Grand Canyon’s West Rim. (39 words)
What the canyon wants, the canyon gets, and the canyon craves an apology and a pound of flesh, but me? (20 words)
Example sentences (20)
What the canyon wants, the canyon gets, and the canyon craves an apology and a pound of flesh, but me?
All traffic out of Laguna Beach (travelling on Laguna Canyon Road north) will be diverted through the new tunnel and back to Laguna Canyon Road through the current on/off ramps of SR-73/El Toro and Laguna Canyon Road.
Hard road closures in effect at Trabuco Canyon at Rose Canyon and Trabuco Canyon at Plano Trabuco.
Six passengers and a pilot were on board the Papillion Grand Canyon Helicopters chopper when it crashed under unknown circumstances on Saturday evening on the Hualapai Nation’s land near Quartermaster Canyon, by the Grand Canyon’s West Rim.
The Lewis River flows through Lewis Canyon in the south, and the Yellowstone River has carved two colorful canyons, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the Black Canyon of the Yellowstone in its journey north.
Canyon — born Dennis Coile; the stage name Dan Canyon was chosen for its classic cowboy vibe — grew up on the rolling prairies of the Palouse, near Pullman.
George F Canyon Guided Nature Preserve Walk with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, 10:30 a.m. You will be guided by a trained naturalist to discover a variety of wildlife in their canyon habitat.
The Kicking Horse Canyon project is expected to be completed in the winter of 2023/24 and aims to be a more reliable four-lane route for people travelling through the Kicking Horse Canyon.
The last section of Carmel Canyon Loop is somewhat steep with rock scrambling through a narrow canyon.
We found Marlowe's house, we found canyons that could be Benedict Canyon and Laurel Canyon.
Angela HagfeldtLogan Thiriot sacks Water Canyon’s quarterback in Hildale, Utah, on Friday, Sept. 4. The Pahranagat Valley Panthers continued their winning streak last week with a victory against the Water Canyon Wildcats last Friday.
Canyon Country Canyon at L.A. Cathedral, 7 p.m.
Farther north, a large rock fell on Bouquet Canyon Road near Texas Canyon Road in Santa Clarita.
I read up on one of the trails that’s called the “Canyon of Death,” it leads up a steep rocky trail into a box canyon then to a mountain filled with caves and tunnels.
Notable highlights include the Big Texan Steak Ranch, famous for its 72-ounce steak challenge, the Giant Legs, and Palo Duro Canyon (which is technically located in Canyon, but most visitors choose to stay in Amarillo).
The Betty B. Dearing Trail through Fryman Canyon abuts TreePeople/Coldwater Canyon Park.
The flooding also prompted rescues of residents at the Havasupai Indian Reservation in the Havasu Canyon area of the Grand Canyon.
The Transcanyon Waterline project will involve replacing about 3 miles of pipe inside the canyon, upgrading 3 miles of electrical supply line inside the canyon, building a water intake at a new location and updating water treatment and electrical systems.
Why would you go to the "Grand Canyon" when we have our own canyon right here in Texas.
A car drives north to escape the Bond Fire as it crosses Santiago Canyon Road near Silverado Canyon on Thursday, December 3, 2020.
Common combinations with canyon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- grand canyon 30×
- the canyon 26×
- canyon and 19×
- sierra canyon 13×
- canyon in 11×
- canyon road 10×
- canyon at 7×
- black canyon 7×
- corner canyon 6×
- canyon of 5×