Examples of cliff in a Sentence
Standing at the edge of the cliff, we watched the waves crash on the shore far below.
rock climbers scaling steep cliffs
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Instead, while City have not merely dipped but fallen off a cliff, Arsenal are set to finish a distant second to a team in Liverpool who have signed just one player all season — Federico Chiesa, who has barely played.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
There’s a shot of Elizabeth standing on a cliff, staring into a vast expanse as Marianelli’s score swells.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
The transition to adulthood —college, work, relationships — can feel like falling off a cliff.
—Alice Kuo and Emily Hotez, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
But even before Trump was sworn into office and signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the district faced a serious financial cliff from expiring pandemic money.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
There’s a shot of Elizabeth standing on a cliff, staring into a vast expanse as Marianelli’s score swells.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
The transition to adulthood —college, work, relationships — can feel like falling off a cliff.
—Alice Kuo and Emily Hotez, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
But even before Trump was sworn into office and signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the district faced a serious financial cliff from expiring pandemic money.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Cliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cliff. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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cliff
noun
: a high steep surface of rock, earth, or ice
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