rocks

Example Sentences

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I didn’t want to make a show about a marriage that was on the rocks because of infidelity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

But Ms. O’Farrell is often at her best on solid ground, observing a stream as it “flounces” over rocks, or how “a host of flowers trembles” in a spring breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

All of the rocks were enriched in dissolved CO2, an important ingredient that increases the likelihood of rare earth element concentration.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

In between are Egyptian vultures, which use rocks to crack open ostrich eggs—genuine tool use—but when presented with rocks and chicken eggs simply cannot figure out what to do, suggesting a rather circumscribed “intelligence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Fred was a streak of gray flying over gray rocks, and Nim’s legs followed him as she ran for her life down the side of the hot gravel cone.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr