Example Sentences

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"But the gullies from this research looked different," she explains.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2025

We climbed up into the hills, over rocks and gullies, until a valley opened out below us.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

Its gently rolling hills are blanketed with low-growing mesquite and shrubs intersected by small gullies and streams, and many of its small, sleepy towns seem plucked from old Westerns.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

As Hilary bore down, torrents of water rushed through Death Valley, forging new gullies, displacing heavy rocks and undercutting roadways, including State Route 190, one of the park’s main thoroughfares.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2023

He ran up and down hills, over the desert, through gullies.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand