valley
noun
an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, especially one following the course of a stream.
valleys
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pluralof valley.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The tribe traces its history to villages throughout the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
At a museum preview event, Mia Lehrer, president of Studio-MLA, the landscape architect firm behind the gardens, described looking to California’s mountains, meadows, foothills and valleys for inspiration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
"As river valleys become increasingly populated, development decisions being made today will shape disaster risk for decades to come," warns the study's lead author, University of Leeds glaciologist C Scott Watson.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Friendships, like all relationships, go through peaks and valleys.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026
Cottages clustered in the valleys below, and clear streams ran golden in the sunlight.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
