Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A rugged, picturesque resort region along the Pacific coast of California south of Carmel and Monterey.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a picturesque coastal region of California to the south of San Francisco
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Examples
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My husband and I, this summer, were lost at Point Lobos State Park just north of Big Sur, in California.
Shelly R. Fredman: A Place Called Hope Shelly R. Fredman 2011
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It influenced other psychotherapy—Fritz Perls's Gestalt therapy at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, Calif., and Arthur Janov's primal therapy, which involved much flailing about while screaming "The Primal Scream," as Janov's popular book was called.
Thinking Inside the Box Henry Allen 2011
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She ran her car into the ocean off the road just north of Big Sur.
At Hidden Falls Barbara Freethy 2011
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Only a thousand people lived in Big Sur, she knew three of them, they worked at the store, already she was bored.
Shortcut Man P. G. Sturges 2011
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Only a thousand people lived in Big Sur, she knew three of them, they worked at the store, already she was bored.
Shortcut Man P. G. Sturges 2011
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Driving south from Carmel to Big Sur is one of the most beautiful drives in the world.
Mara Gibbs: Everybody Sleeps and Eats Where? On the California Coast Mara Gibbs 2011
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Driving south from Carmel to Big Sur is one of the most beautiful drives in the world.
Mara Gibbs: Everybody Sleeps and Eats Where? On the California Coast Mara Gibbs 2011
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He later experienced his depths in the vastness of nature in Big Sur.
Anis Shivani: Exclusive: Beat Poet Michael McClure On Jim Morrison, The Doors, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac Anis Shivani 2011
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Driving south from Carmel to Big Sur is one of the most beautiful drives in the world.
Mara Gibbs: Everybody Sleeps and Eats Where? On the California Coast Mara Gibbs 2011
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She ran her car into the ocean off the road just north of Big Sur.
At Hidden Falls Barbara Freethy 2011
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