How to Use cove in a Sentence

cove

noun
Definition of covenext
Synonyms for covenext
  • Waves spun them around the cove as the stranger clung to Badet’s board.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Summit Lake was clear by the 19th, even in the back cove.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2022
  • Here was the cove where the Frolic went aground 170 years ago.
    — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 14 Nov. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • The 3-acre beach park features a cove, cliffs and hiking trails.
    — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 June 2021
  • The lodge is nestled on a private cove along a nine-mile fjord.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2020
  • The cove had an apron of concrete instead of a sandbank.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The suspects, the sheriff said, were shooting in a wooded area across the cove.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 30 May 2023
  • Continue down the wash to the banks of Lake Havasu and a quiet cove.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The kitchen has a rounded cove ceiling with a shell motif.
    — Candace Taylor, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • In one cove, lounge chairs stood in neat, colorful rows, but no one lay in them.
    — Jenna Scatena, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2021
  • There were hard-core Cincinnati hippo fans who had seen Fiona when she was first brought out to the cove.
    — The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2022
  • One final rocky headland led us to the edge of the Chilean Memorial cove.
    — oregonlive, 23 June 2021
  • The cove is a peculiar spot for a couple of bald eagles to call home.
    — Lilly Price, baltimoresun.com, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Upon entering the blue-green pool of the cove, Fritz cuddled close to Bibi.
    — The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2022
  • This trail winds through tree hammocks, coves and beaches.
    — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Down at the beach, a beautiful turquoise cove is a great place for a dip in the sea, and the Kanna Beach Bar makes a mean michelada.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Enjoy the idea that the picturesque cove to the north really was, once upon a time, a refuge for coastal scoundrels.
    — al, 29 June 2022
  • Just a slight breeze rippled across the small cove separating them from the boat launch.
    — David Murray, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • In addition, inspectors observed slime and mold growth on the floor and on the cove base in the walk-in cooler.
    — Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Maria had told us how the cove would have filled with the canoes of the next tribe over, the warriors tattooed head to toe and carrying javelins.
    — Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Book a cove boat tour and make an obligatory stop at shipwreck beach.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • There are two private, swimmable beaches and a picturesque, two-acre cove.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The water in the cove was still with a yellowish color from algae.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The venue sits in the arms of a tranquil cove, offering a private place to swim and, yes, even rest in a refined setting.
    — Leah Romero, ELLE, 10 Mar. 2023
  • At the last stage of the journey, the Sea Lab boats converge on a tiny cove formed inside one of the gaps in the segmented breakwater.
    — Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 2 June 2023
  • Nestled in a cove of tan stone is a Water Fireplaces fireplace.
    — Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
  • Scattered among the dens, nests, and coves are pairs of animals that have mated and even built bonds together.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2024

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