granite

Example Sentences

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US President Donald Trump has continued his makeover of the White House, adding a statue of Christopher Colombus and laying new black granite paving stones on the famed West Wing colonnade.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The data matched what scientists would expect from a massive granite body hidden below the ice.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

The former Park Service employee claims free speech violations after organizing climbers for the display at El Capitan granite formation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Canadian women's skip Rachel Holman was pinged for a double-touch, as was Team GB's Bobby Lammie - both incidents not deliberate and the case of a lingering figure falling on to the granite.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

We sat on the granite bench, although I didn’t want to sit down and Mama knew it.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles