cliff

Example Sentences

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Do not shelter under a tree or use a cliff or rocky overhang, the weather service warns.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

If you look at the trend line, the U.S. one has gone off a cliff faster than those other four.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Pessimists have overused the image of Wile E. Coyote running off a cliff and not falling until after doing a double-take.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

But does this carry any meaning for any real people, and will it be enough to stop us from pushing ourselves off the cliff?

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

“But it’s dangerous water, and there’s a cliff to climb to reach them. They’re well protected.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell