Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

granite

[gran-it] / ˈgræn ɪt /


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.

See Examples For:

She left her backcountry campsite about 4:30 a.m. to reach Half Dome by 6 a.m., catching the sunrise at 8,800-feet elevation from the granite monolith.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Construction appears ongoing at the site, which includes tunnels burrowing into the granite mountain from the east and west.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

On the eve of Independence Day, Trump will give a speech beneath the giant granite heads of four of his legendary predecessors at the national monument in South Dakota.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Shannon, 11, was on a school residential trip on Dartmoor in Devon when her leg got trapped between enormous granite boulders on Hound Tor on Tuesday.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

We worked until the sun disappeared from the sky, each of us pounding our stone against the granite repeatedly.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




Vocabulary lists containing granite


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training