How to Use valley in a Sentence

valley

noun
  • The valley is the star of the show.
    — Matt Emma, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Katharine stayed down in the valley.
    — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Smoke pooled in the valleys like a held breath.
    — Junnelle Hogen, Outside, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The faults formed those valleys.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • The peaks are still snow-capped, and the valleys start to turn green.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
  • The goal is not to avoid the valley but to shorten the stay.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Shaped like a large V, the valley draws heat in and traps it.
    — Washington Post, 11 July 2021
  • After the last bomb dropped, the valley fell silent.
    — Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Looks like the wind and mixing warmed things up a bit in the valley.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The entire valley had been crew-cut.
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
  • Thick clouds roll across the valley below.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The road turned inland and ran through the shade of a valley in the hills.
    — Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Many of these people have been up in that area, in that valley for a long time.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Go right and the trail heads back down for a hike through the valley to the trailhead.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2022
  • To the left of the bow was a valley shaped like a gigantic bowl.
    — Heidi Julavit, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The keen scent of the fall breeze with its hint of snow now swept down the valley and stung our faces.
    — Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • In the valley below sat the fee booth for the east entrance.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Tucked away in a lush valley, the town is famed for fresh, clean air and healing hot springs.
    — Albee Zhang, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The two reach the valley where Elsa points out a grove and then a tree.
    — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2022
  • Some rooms even have private plunge pools and sweeping valley views.
    — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Edgy and ledgy, the narrow passage hugs the cliff face above the valley floor.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • These walls block the view of the house for a six footer standing down in the valley.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
  • No, not reindeer, but a group of sheep crossing the valley in line with our camp.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Their townhome sits in a small valley, of sorts, and took the brunt of the heavy rainfall.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Lily of the valley is known for its sweet scent and does well in damp and shady garden areas.
    — Jenny Krane, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2026
  • The valley is chosen for a reason.
    — Matt Emma, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The next step is to smooth out the valleys and impact games more when his shot isn’t landing.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Key portions of the Trail of Tears start not far from her valley.
    — New York Times, 4 July 2021
  • On our last run of the day, Loutrel led us into an empty valley.
    — Tom Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2023
  • There’s suddenly no sound in the valley.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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