Rock of Gibraltar
Example Sentences
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Through all these decades of convulsive change, Elizabeth has been as constant as the Rock of Gibraltar, one of the remnants of the time when the sun really didn’t set on the British Empire.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2022
A general view of the Rock of Gibraltar landmark at dawn, on the first day of work following a post-Brexit deal, in La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain January 4, 2021.
From Reuters • Apr. 1, 2022
As he begins researching the facts of his wife’s life — clandestinely, so as not to upset her — Leo stumbles upon some “submerged” fibs the size of the Rock of Gibraltar.
From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2022
A work of avant-garde experimentation in its own right, "Wedding Album" commemorated Lennon and Ono’s March 20, 1969, wedding near the Rock of Gibraltar in Spain.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2019
"My dear sir, the Rock of Gibraltar is no solider and no more permanent," said the Idiot.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
