vale
noun
a valley.
vales
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pluralof vale.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Daphne du Maurier set the opening scene of her novel The Glass-Blowers on the terrace of the house, and it is still there much as it was, hidden amid the wooded vales and pastures.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2022
And flow down to the vales and leas;
From Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
I’ve enjoyed the recent rains and the way they green the vales and rinse clean our precious strip malls, a point of pride for so many L.A. residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2019
Meanwhile, those huge rainfalls on exposed black dirt wash it to the vales even from the flat ground of our neighborhood.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2018
The island homes were damp and moss covered and lay in solitary fields and vales of alfalfa, feed corn, and strawberries.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
