valley
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,259 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,527 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river also: vale
valley in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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There's your spire, George, across the valley.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1
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It was strange that none of these streams fell into the valley itself.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Besides, she loved this spot, McTavish, and she called the valley her Valley of the Giants.
The Valley of the Giants · Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne · Chapter 1
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Since he was a little boy he had loved to hear of their old home in the valley.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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There is not in the wide world a valley so sweet As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet!
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1