granite

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He turned to the wall with a face impassive as granite.

From Literature

Honnold is renowned for being the first person to climb El Capitan, the vertical granite cliff in California's Yosemite national park - also without ropes or safety gear.

From BBC

The peak of Yosemite’s granite wall is higher than the tallest building in the world and requires climbers to navigate a maze of fissures, crevices and cracks.

From Los Angeles Times

“Any day you were going to climb granite was the best day in the world,” Tallent writes.

From Los Angeles Times

Windingbrook Developments has applied to Cornwall Council for permission for an updated planning proposal for what the firm has called Elvan House after the type of granite discovered on the site.

From BBC