How to Use valley in a Sentence

valley

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  • Amid so much death, there was a new life in the valley.
    — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Looks like the wind and mixing warmed things up a bit in the valley.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The workers paused in the shade of a sturdy valley oak tree.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Foliage seekers rush to Route 12 to get views over the valley as the leaves change.
    — Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2023
  • The dawn light was sly on the shoulders of the mountains and then spilled color into the valleys.
    — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The city is located at the end of a valley known as the Wadi Derna.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Down the valley, way in the distance, a blue peak gathered a raincloud.
    — Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
  • There was a strange college back in the valley behind us called Deep Springs.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Beau trekked down into a valley with his pack of hunting dogs while Richard and Max hiked to the top of a hill.
    — Yan Zhuang Tatsiana Chypsanava, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Taylor and Cartwright have made a life for their family of three in the valley.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
  • High of 65 in the valley after an early morning low of 25.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Everyone is stuck in this valley with one road in and out.
    — Rachel Raczka, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
  • And that’s the thing, there have been valleys, there have been FireSpo hashtags, there have been dark days.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The road from this center to the ridge can offer several got-to-pull-over-to-the-roadside views across the valley.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
  • Today, the Cataloochee valley herd is more than 200 elk strong.
    — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Some families rode to the top just to breathe in the crisp mountain air and walk between the tall pines that framed the valley below.
    — Megan Specia Brendan Hoffman, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2023
  • But as the sun rose, a thick fog rolled in over the Savannah River valley, shielding the plant from view.
    — Drew Kann, ajc, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Mustafa said about 40 people have been forced from the area, a scenic valley east of Ramallah.
    — Susannah George, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Or what about a route at the base of the mountain, where a braided river snakes through a wide gravel valley?
    — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023
  • The same valley in 2007 ... dry with a shrunken glacier hanging like a panting dog’s tongue over the top of the valley high in the distance.
    — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • The smell of fire and smoke hung heavy in Chasiv Yar on Saturday as the shellfire shook the valley below.
    — Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 14 May 2023
  • Or hike and mountain bike through the area’s dreamy valleys blanketed in soft green grass.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The Po River valley, usually lush and rich in rice, is parched.
    — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Homes built on mountain ridges and in valleys must be able to withstand higher winds.
    — Audrey McAvoy, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • My strategy was to change the landscape and convert the ridge into a valley.
    — Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Marta and a group of kids form an intrepid group by the name of Sandokan who start causing trouble for the nazis and the fascists in the valley.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The once hourslong journey across the valley took just 10 minutes — and cost around only 10 cents — on the cable car.
    — Salman Masood, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Remember that life’s ebbs and flows are all part of your journey, and without the valleys, there would be no peaks.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Pick-your-own apple orchards and rolling hills dot the picturesque valley.
    — Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • In contrast, the high-speed rail line will cut through the heart of the valley, and Fresno and Bakersfield are key transportation hubs along the route.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024

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