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Examples of cavern in a Sentence
Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
Corre’s partner is developing four caverns there now, with two set to go into operation in 2027.
—Amos Zeeberg, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Take a dip in the pool beneath the shade of leafy trees and enjoy a wine tasting in the cavern with meats and cheeses from nearby farms.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
Thus kicks off a cat-and-mouse game, or rather, a beast-and-beauty hunt in which Elodie must Lara Croft her way through caverns, over cliffs, and under pools of water, putting together clues left by her late princess predecessors in order to avoid becoming this season’s snack.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
Adventure travelers can soar over rainforests, explore deep in ancient caverns, or take river rafting trips.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
Better still, in one marvelous, wordless interlude, an ape tells a joke to a cavern full of other apes.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Some national parks are designated as such for the scenic beauty of their mountains, glaciers, or epic caverns.
—Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
And yet, within the healthcare industry, with its cavern of complexities, these kinds of tactics seem to get a pass.
—Seth Joseph, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 12 July 2018
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Word History
Noun
Middle English caverne, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin caverna "hollow space, crevice, tree hole, cave," from cavus "hollow, sunken" + -erna, noun-forming suffix of uncertain origin — more at hole entry 1
Verb
derivative of cavern entry 1
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
circa 1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Cavern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cavern. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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