plural gullies
dialectal British
: a large knife
variants
or less commonly gulley
plural gullies
1
: a trench which was originally worn in the earth by running water and through which water often runs after rains
2
: a small valley or gulch
Examples of gully in a Sentence
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James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2024
The five of us proceeded, with breaks and snacks, to the observation point, crossed the gully, and hiked up the other side.
—Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 July 2024
The research team would have to model Martian gullies to watch the action in real time.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2024
At least 12 bodies were found partially nude and strangled and dumped in streams, gullies and trenches along Interstate 70 in Indiana and Ohio.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 16 June 2024
In late July, only one mountain remained: K2, the second-highest mountain in the world, where, just 1,300 feet below the summit, climbers must clamber at a 60-degree angle and squeeze past a gully menaced by huge columns of glacial ice.
—Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 11 June 2024
Into thin air Earth and Martian gullies have basically the same morphology.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2024
The two victims were found lying in a gully on the side of the road, police said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2024
Her body was leaned up against the side of the gully, with her left hand curled under her head.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
Noun
By the end of the 1960s, Jefferson County had agreed to clean up the gully following a legal dispute over the property’s ownership and claims that county officials had allowed the dumping.
—James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2024
The five of us proceeded, with breaks and snacks, to the observation point, crossed the gully, and hiked up the other side.
—Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 July 2024
The research team would have to model Martian gullies to watch the action in real time.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2024
At least 12 bodies were found partially nude and strangled and dumped in streams, gullies and trenches along Interstate 70 in Indiana and Ohio.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 16 June 2024
In late July, only one mountain remained: K2, the second-highest mountain in the world, where, just 1,300 feet below the summit, climbers must clamber at a 60-degree angle and squeeze past a gully menaced by huge columns of glacial ice.
—Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 11 June 2024
Into thin air Earth and Martian gullies have basically the same morphology.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2024
The two victims were found lying in a gully on the side of the road, police said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2024
Her body was leaned up against the side of the gully, with her left hand curled under her head.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
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“Gully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gully. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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