A valley is a low place between hills or mountains. Rivers often flow in valleys. Many people live and farm in valleys.
We walked through the green valley.
The river runs deep in the valley.
Valley can mean a bigger area of low land. Sometimes people use it to talk about places like cities or regions that are in valleys.
The wine grows well in the valley.
She lives in the Silicon Valley area.
In building, a valley is the low part where two roof sections come together. Water flows here and can collect if not drained well.
Water collects in the roof valley after rain.
Fix the cracks in the valley of the roof.
Valley can mean a low point in a line or curve, like in graphs or sound waves. It shows where values go down before going up again.
The graph shows a valley before it rises again.
Prices hit a valley in the last month.
In music, a valley means a low or soft part in the sound or melody. It is the opposite of a high or loud part.
The song has a valley where the music gets softer.
She sang the valley notes very well.
Valley can be used to talk about hard or sad times in life. It shows a time when someone feels low or is having problems.
He went through the valley of sadness.
She is in the valley after her loss.