How to Use canyon in a Sentence

canyon

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  • The influencer then showed off the house's numerous rooms as well as its scenic canyon views.
    — Sydney Sweeney, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022
  • This is a family-friendly hike, and dogs are permitted in the canyon.
    — Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Where did Doctor go after the pet sitter and some neighbors chased him to the mouth of a canyon?
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
  • Don’t forget to stop at Oak Creek Vista at the head of the canyon among the ponderosa pines.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Hiking up cinder cones and through a forested canyon in Clackamas County.
    — oregonlive, 28 July 2022
  • An hour into the journey, canyon walls appeared on either side of the tracks and prickly pears with egglike fruits began to loom beneath my window.
    — Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
  • An outdoor enthusiast can be in a red-rock canyon in the morning, a pine forest trail after lunch and on the river to end the afternoon.
    — Will McGough, CNN, 29 July 2022
  • The main attraction of staying overnight in the Grand Canyon was our proximity to the canyon rim — literally just steps from our door.
    — Cynthia J. Drake, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Beginning in the late 1800s, a wave of prospectors began descending into the canyon in search of copper, asbestos and other ore.
    — Zachary Petit, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Although the manageable terrain invites hikers of all levels, new hikers sometimes have trouble navigating through the canyon.
    — Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Like Fisher, Perez hopes the plan will be followed by state and local government bodies as a way to properly address the growing number of visitors in the canyon.
    — Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
  • That means, of course, that the second half is down the side of a canyon.
    — Nancy Clanton, ajc, 3 July 2023
  • That was when the 91 Freeway had two lanes through the canyon.
    — Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The sky was orange as the 10+ ft flames advanced through the canyon.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The name of the canyon was later changed to Grandstaff Canyon in 2017.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Most of the canyon belonged to the JA Ranch up until 1890.
    — Priscilla Aguirre, Chron, 17 Dec. 2022
  • To get there, the group drove for hours and hiked through a golden-brown canyon.
    — Vivian Nereim, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
  • And the state is slashed by canyons — even a famous one or two.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024
  • From there, my partner and I walked to the weedy banks of the Zimbabwean canyon.
    — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Blue whales love to gather at the edges of the Monterey Bay canyon to feast on krill and sing.
    — Annalee Newitz, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
  • The body of the other woman was found in a canyon, state police said.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 24 July 2023
  • The main attraction, though, is the narrow final half mile of the trail, which is little more than a foot wide in spots with an elevated chain serving as the only barrier between hikers and a fall along sheer rock walls to the canyon floor.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022
  • When officials arrived on the scene, the car was found about 200 yards down the canyon wall.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Worse, the canyon marked the start of rocky, hilly terrain that extended for miles.
    — Larry Rohter, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The end of The Fall Guy features a car jump across a gigantic canyon.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 May 2024
  • On those twisty canyon roads, the Air's steering was a delight.
    — Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
  • The intro rail ride gets gussied up a bit by streaks of light and canyon shadows.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Views into the canyon from the overlook are sure to impress.
    — Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024
  • Her club breaks in two, with part flying into the canyon.
    — Brittany Shammas, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The canyon views are plentiful on this three-mile round-trip hike.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024

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