Canyon de Chelly
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Jacquetta Brown was walking on a trail in Canyon de Chelly near Chinle, Arizona, this week when heavy rain swept through and she spotted the red truck partially submerged.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
For the Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Chinle, Ariz., his 2012 sound installation that used stainless steel sculptures, piano wire, solar panels and amplifiers redefined what an electric tower could sound like.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2022
Canyon de Chelly I used to take part in the gold rush of pilot season, when all the Canadian actors would flock down to Los Angeles to try to scare up some work.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2022
At about the same time, my great-great-great-great-grandfather on my mother’s side escaped from Colonel Kit Carson at Canyon de Chelly and traveled north with his goats.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 8, 2020
Ruess churned out many such letters, which bore the post-marks of the remote settlements through which he passed: Kayenta, Chinle, Lukachukai; Zion Canyon, Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde; Escalante, Rainbow Bridge, Canyon de Chelly.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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