granite
Example Sentences
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He immediately looked up and saw a huge rock falling down the famous granite slab.
From Los Angeles Times
Typically, soil here is thin and very sandy, a result of the erosion of the granite bedrock.
From Seattle Times
Concrete columns, mostly hidden by a long brick partition that shields the indoor space from the dirt road outside, connect the roof to a concrete platform paved in ash-colored Brazilian cinza andorinha granite.
From New York Times
Struck dumb, seriously dumb by her mere and unremarkable presence, Nick falls fast and hard, and soon tumbles into the kind of complicated trouble that inevitably bedevils noir heroes with granite jaws and bleeding hearts.
From New York Times
Carved from granite and weighing 3 tons, the Asaa mermaid is plumper, and her facial features coarser.
From Seattle Times
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