How to Use gorge in a Sentence

gorge

1 of 2 noun
  • Be sure to keep your eyes open to see the amazing views of the gorge.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
  • There were no cliffs in this section of the gorge and no need for ropes.
    — Edmund Vallance, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021
  • Scale the gorge walls along on the via ferrata.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2026
  • When salmon surge at Brooks River, bears gorge.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Then there’s the ice that’s been frozen in its tracks while cascading down cliffs and gorges.
    — Brian Higgins, Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Simba watches his father die from the top of a gorge.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Winds will still be gusty at times, especially near the gorge.
    — oregonlive, 27 Jan. 2023
  • This is a much less crowded path, with stunning aerial views of the gorge.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • People are talking about the storm while the gulls gorge on bread and peck at chicken bones.
    — Deborah Levy, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • When Fu Sheng gets tossed into the gorge, Grainier stands by.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Its flow continues through a rock crevice and down into a gorge below.
    — John Pana, cleveland, 5 May 2021
  • The vehicle careened into a deep gorge and was swept away.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
  • The designer imagined the staircase as a kind of gorge.
    — Katharina Schwarze, Architectural Digest, 23 May 2026
  • The aircraft’s fuselage was split into parts that were scattered down the gorge.
    — Sheikh Saaliq, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2023
  • We were shown to our suite, which had been carved into rock and faced a spectacular gorge.
    — Katie Kitamura, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Swipe a shimmery blue glitter all over the lids and blend into your lash line to recreate this gorge eye.
    — Seventeen Editors, Seventeen, 19 Jan. 2023
  • There is no reason to wait until a ’ber month to order up a tray of fresh oysters or gorge on crab legs.
    — Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • At some places, the walls of the gorge tower 1,500 feet above the river bed.
    — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
  • There are staircases leading in and out of a gorge, so wear boots with strong traction and be ready for some mud.
    — Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Rescuers could be seen climbing into the deep gorge and ravine to try and rescue anyone still alive.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Gaurav Gurung said the plane fell nose-first towards its left and then crashed into the gorge.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Just north of the bluffs is a gorge deep in the earth — dubbed Cedar Gorge for the cedar trees shading it from view.
    — Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2022
  • Aerial photos of the crash site showed aircraft parts scattered on rocks and moss on the side of a mountain gorge.
    — Fox News, 30 May 2022
  • Stone villages cling to hillsides above orchards while rivers slice through limestone gorges below.
    — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The Gunnison goes through a gorge that is very deep, 1000 feet deep.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
  • In the early morning, shadows pool deep in the gorge, while the upper rims catch the sun, glowing pale gold.
    — Anna Zacharias, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Rather uniquely, this area is overshadowed by gorges and massive mountains, which block out city lights.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The seven-mile Gorge Trail is open year-round, taking hikers along the edge of the gorge.
    — Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But the only human presence was a pair of tiny figures walking along the rocky bed of the gorge below.
    — Rachel Howard, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2021
  • After about an hour, the climb into the mountains begins, across steel bridges over deep gorges and through short tunnels.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2023

gorge

2 of 2 verb
  • We gorged on chips and cookies.
  • We gorged ourselves on chips and cookies.
  • But gorging on pollen alone wasn’t enough to lengthen a life.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
  • Rather than flee, the bees zoom inside the hive and gorge on honey deposits.
    — Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Without predators, plant eaters such as aphids and caterpillars are free to gorge.
    — Meaghan Tobin, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Gulls run across beaches, mouths open wide, and gorge on the throngs of adults covering the shoreline.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Nov. 2022
  • My people will gorge on the once proud people of the Theocracy.
    — WIRED, 20 Sep. 2023
  • This was the year to gorge on Wong Kar-wai films or sink into Tolstoy.
    — Raymond Ang, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Banks that got into trouble were ones that churned out such loans or gorged on them in securitized form.
    — Telis Demos, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Knowing that food will become more difficult to find in winter, all species of cats can gorge in the fall.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Western guides tell of giant stonefly and other big bug hatches where trout gorge for a brief time and then quit.
    — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 June 2021
  • Parents lathered their toddlers in sunscreen, kids downed ice pops and teenagers gorged on hot pretzels.
    — Jenna Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2023
  • But to their credit, the Suns didn’t gorge themselves on excuses.
    — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 24 June 2021
  • Bears can lose up to one-third of their body weight during hibernation, and thus need to gorge during the warmer months.
    — Angela Owens, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
  • And, of course, cicadas are a boon to our wildlife, which gorge themselves on their nutritious snack-size bodies.
    — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 13 May 2021
  • Glee fans, Broadway stans, and people who love mess—can gorge ourselves on the spectacle of it all.
    — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 11 July 2022
  • But this July Fourth holiday, don't gorge yourself on hot dogs.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022
  • The fat animals, which gorge this time of year in order to build up fat for hibernation, are then voted on.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Along the way, riders will gorge on blueberry pie, the best lobster rolls in the state, and mussels straight from a mussel farm.
    — Jancee Dunn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Chief among them is that kids have been gorging on Kit-Kats and Starbursts for decades, on this one day a year.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Chief among them is that kids have been gorging on Kit-Kats and Starbursts for decades, on this one day a year.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The cafeteria caved, and students were once again able to gorge on cookies at the bargain price of 25 cents apiece.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The finding suggests that our impulse to gorge without restraint isn't simply a moral failing.
    — Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2019
  • This means selling off many of the securities the Fed gorged on in a stair-step of crises over the last 18 years.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
  • While there’s food enough for all, prisoners on higher levels gorge themselves, leaving those below to starve.
    — Matt Kamen, WIRED, 6 July 2024
  • Since its inception, the event has been about far more than merely a place where fairgoers can gorge on rich food or gawk at farm animals.
    — Mark Dunphy, ExpressNews.com, 7 July 2020
  • Now imagine that version of Screech gorging on one of his friends as part of his service to an Antler Queen.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The turnstones gorge themselves on those eggs before continuing their journey north.
    — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
  • Trout and reds hungry from spending the winter in rivers and creeks where bait is scarce pour out into the coastal feeding areas to gorge on shrimp and baitfish.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 12 Mar. 2021
  • My kids gorge themselves on these little wonders, which are ripe in the summer, usually around July.
    — Amiee White Beazley, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2021

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