gravel

Example Sentences

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Jonas looks around, taking in every detail of the trees, sky and gravel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

In the tests, the team dropped marbles into sand that contained scattered pieces of painted gravel representing boulders on Dimorphos.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

SUVs idle in the gravel shoulders, with camera cables snaking out of their doors and across the asphalt.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

"It is very significant but it's part of an ongoing trend at beaches along the south coast, of gravel and sand being moved from the western end, to the eastern end."

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

I walk backward a few steps before spinning on my heel and jogging across the parking lot toward the gravel road.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith