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vale

noun

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2
: world
this vale of tears

Example Sentences

settled in a lush vale in the shadow of the mountains
Recent Examples on the Web There have been more than 10 films about this DC Comics superhero, but none capture the bleak reality of Gotham as Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy does, and while others have tried, no one can do The Joker like Heath Ledger (vale). Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2022 His image is too immaculate for those of us futzing around in this vale of tears. Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 10 Aug. 2021 Together players explore its murky vales as the party is beset by ancient evils, forbidden magic, and giant crows. Jess Grey, Wired, 19 May 2020 My mental image of the Peaceable Kingdom—the utopia that will succeed this vale of tears—definitely involves dumb ducks blithely bobbing. Nell Zink, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019 Centuries of small-scale farming have resulted in it being carved up into tiny plots separated by hills, rocky outcrops and vales. Ian Johnson, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2019 And here, in this place of sacrifice, in this vale of humiliation, in this valley of the shadow of that death out of which the life of America rose, regenerate and free . . . Richard Brady, National Review, 31 Aug. 2019 The Lamar Valley is renowned for some of the park’s best wildlife viewing, especially in winter when many of the animals take shelter in the snowy vale. Joe Yogerst, National Geographic, 9 Apr. 2019 Down the block, a cluster of high-rise rental buildings sprouts from the vale of parking lots and one-story warehouses. Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, 8 June 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French val, going back to Latin vallēs, vallis, of uncertain origin

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of vale was in the 14th century

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