Ravine is an English word with synonyms like valley or vale. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ravine meaning
A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
Using Ravine
- The main meaning on this page is: A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
- Useful related words include: valley, vale.
- In the example corpus, ravine often appears in combinations such as: into ravine, the ravine, in ravine.
Context around Ravine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ravine
- In this selection, "ravine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chavez, rocky, grand, roses, football and created stand out and add context to how "ravine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include into a ravine and and this ravine is known. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ravine" sits close to words such as aamir, abstinence and adventurer, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ravine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rescuers approach Penny Clark's vehicle, stuck in a ravine, on Saturday. (12 words)
For the next decade, the all-time performer will take up residency at Chavez Ravine. (15 words)
Look down (carefully) into the ravine — it’s 300 feet deep and 200 feet wide. (15 words)
For some reason I didn’t remember that section with the ravine and the rope bridge at first but coming so soon after the village it was just amazing, really one of the best bits of gaming I have had in forever. (42 words)
Meanwhile Rose Zhang immediately slips back to three down as well, having dumped her second at 13 into the ravine running across the fairway, then over-clubbing her fourth into the green, landing at the back with the pin at the front. (42 words)
Between July and December 1936, the Viznar ravine just outside the southern city of Granada was used “as a place for executions”, explains Francisco Carrion, an archaeologist from the University of Granada who is in charge of the exhumation project. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Stadium that is used by Ravine Roses FC, Ravine Football Center FC, Alphata, Boda Boda, Home Boys and a host of youth teams in Football Kenya Federation Division Two, sub-county and county leagues has no stand.
The ancient town grew up on one slope of the rocky ravine created by a river that is now a small stream, and this ravine is known locally as "la Gravina".
A car with home appliances heads out of Carrefour-Feuilles during the Grand Ravine gang attack on the area on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.
A passing police officer attempted to help them both but could only scream “run” when the landslide came towards them and swept their Vauxhall Zafira into a ravine.
Between July and December 1936, the Viznar ravine just outside the southern city of Granada was used “as a place for executions”, explains Francisco Carrion, an archaeologist from the University of Granada who is in charge of the exhumation project.
For some reason I didn’t remember that section with the ravine and the rope bridge at first but coming so soon after the village it was just amazing, really one of the best bits of gaming I have had in forever.
For the next decade, the all-time performer will take up residency at Chavez Ravine.
His book River, Railway and Ravine published in 2015 is a masterly account of Louis Harper’s suspension footbridges world wide.
Human remains found inside 45 bags last week in a ravine outside the Mexican city of Guadalajara, have been confirmed to be of seven call centre workers who had been missing since last month, authorities confirmed.
If you are unable to make it to a safe shelter, either get down in your car and cover your head, or abandon your car and seek shelter in a low lying area such as a ditch or ravine.
Indeed, amid the cheering roars of an appreciative Chavez Ravine, maybe the loudest shout was a fired-up Kershaw, stomping off the mound with clenched fists as he let loose an uncharacteristic scream.
In the heart of Arkadelphia, Ark., the 96th annual Battle of the Ravine unfolded at Cliff Harris Stadium, showcasing the fierce rivalry between Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University.
It explains the life of Zhanna Dawson, who was 14 years old when Nazi soldiers told her and her family to march into a ravine.
Look down (carefully) into the ravine — it’s 300 feet deep and 200 feet wide.
Meanwhile Rose Zhang immediately slips back to three down as well, having dumped her second at 13 into the ravine running across the fairway, then over-clubbing her fourth into the green, landing at the back with the pin at the front.
Nugent’s body was recovered at the bottom of a ravine on Monday after drowning while trying to flee her home in Highland Falls with her dog.
Rescuers approach Penny Clark's vehicle, stuck in a ravine, on Saturday.
Ross Hart, a 36-year resident of Kula in Maui’s upcountry, told CNN he tried to fight the fire in the ravine behind his house for more than 12 hours before it was clear it was time to go.
She was attracted to the lush ravine and the sense of being surrounded by nature.
That number grows to five when Cavanagh Ravine and MLC are added in to create one virtually seamless neighbourhood.
Common combinations with ravine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- into ravine 18×
- the ravine 18×
- in ravine 15×
- chavez ravine 10×
- ravine and 9×
- ravine on 7×
- ravine in 6×
- of ravine 5×
- ravine near 4×
- deep ravine 4×