How to Use cove in a Sentence

cove

noun
  • Waves rose and slammed against beaches and coves.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Also fish near trees or on the shady side of a deep cove.
    — Anthony A. Ciuffa, Outdoor Life, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Waves spun them around the cove as the stranger clung to Badet’s board.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Daylight gleamed on the blue and green waters of the cove.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The lodge is nestled on a private cove along a nine-mile fjord.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2020
  • In one cove, lounge chairs stood in neat, colorful rows, but no one lay in them.
    — Jenna Scatena, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2021
  • The 3-acre beach park features a cove, cliffs and hiking trails.
    — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 June 2021
  • By day, Ibiza is all rocky coves and gorgeous beaches.
    — Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Book a cove boat tour and make an obligatory stop at shipwreck beach.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The upper ends of the two long coves of the lake are good spots to try for rainbow and brown trout.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
  • There are plenty of coves and tide pools along the rocky shoreline to explore.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Visitors can hike coastal bluffs, snorkel in quiet coves or kayak along sea caves.
    — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The surfer knew that someone new to this cove wouldn’t know the spots to climb, the places where crevices make footholds.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Below it, waves crash on to giant boulders that line the city’s sandy beach coves.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
  • There are two private, swimmable beaches and a picturesque, two-acre cove.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Here was the cove where the Frolic went aground 170 years ago.
    — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 14 Nov. 2020
  • The cove is a peculiar spot for a couple of bald eagles to call home.
    — Lilly Price, baltimoresun.com, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Visitors need to take a boat or hike down a steep trail to reach the cove, nestled away from crowds.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • My room opened onto a terrace with stairs leading to quiet coves.
    — Jenn Rice, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Just a slight breeze rippled across the small cove separating them from the boat launch.
    — David Murray, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Shed light on special home details like crown molding with cove lighting.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2025
  • But even nondescript coves take on grandeur in Finland.
    — Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Here, the lake’s coves feel more like a secret than a destination.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
  • This might look like picture lights, recessed coves, or lamps outfitted with shades.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Playa Conchal, tucked away in a private cove, requires a short walk along the coast to reach.
    — Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2023
  • This short but steep trek takes you through a tunnel and ends at a viewpoint with expansive views of the cove.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The water in the cove was still with a yellowish color from algae.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2023
  • As gray dawn seeped into the mountain woods, the wildlife symphony rang down the ridges and through the high coves.
    — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Eliminating the coves could trap people between the waves and wall at high tide.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The spa is laid out in mini coves, so while spacious, every lounge area feels intimate.
    — Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026

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