5 sentences with 'steep'

Example sentences and phrases with the word steep and other words derived from it.

• « She descended alone down the steep paths through a landscape of high hills and deep valleys. »
• « A ten-hour trek at a brisk pace up a steep hillside for several kilometres awaited them. »
• « They built staggered roads up and down the steep slopes of the Andes; these would have been impractical for wheeled vehicles but worked well for pedestrians. These roads allowed the rapid movement of the highly trained Inca army. »
• « In the high desert of New Mexico, the Anasazi, whose name means 'ancient enemy' or 'ancient ones', carved houses into steep cliffs accessed by ladders or ropes that could be dragged down at night or in case of enemy attack. »
• « On the 25th of April 1915, New Zealand sent troops to Gallipoli under the command of British General Alexander Godly, along with Australian soldiers, to help seize Constantinople. Due to a navigational error, however, they landed at the wrong point, and the steep cliffs in the cove they had disembarked at offered the Turkish defenders a significant vantage point. »
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