boulder
Example Sentences
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Residents at the time described seeing slurry carrying "trees and big boulders", and buildings left deep in sludge and mud.
From BBC
They can be minor, covering roads and driveways with muck, or large and destructive, capable of moving cars at speeds of up to 35 mph and pummeling homes with boulders and a wall of mud.
From Los Angeles Times
Nearby, large boulders tumbled onto Highway 14, blocking lanes of traffic.
From Los Angeles Times
“There are some of the water marks,” he said, pointing to a line of whitish minerals coating the dark volcanic boulders, where water had once lapped.
From Los Angeles Times
Firefighters rescued a goat from a baaaad predicament after she took a tumble from the top of her favorite napping rock and found herself trapped in between two minivan-sized boulders.
From Los Angeles Times
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