rocks

Example Sentences

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"We didn't know it was a living being. They looked like rocks to us."

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

"It turns out, these processes not only slowly dissolve hard rocks into regolith, a layer of fine grains or powder as found on the Moon," explains Zieba.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

The presence of other crocodiles, hippos and rocks in the river, meant it was too dangerous to use a boat or canoe to recover the body, Potgieter told the BBC.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“The object of the exercise was to get some rocks which will remain ours.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Fred was a streak of gray flying over gray rocks, and Nim’s legs followed him as she ran for her life down the side of the hot gravel cone.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr