boulder

Example Sentences

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As Ryland works to translate Rocky’s language and build a system for the two to communicate, the bond formed between human and pentapedal boulder is palpable.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Check out the three-foot icicles dripping from the eaves and keep an eye out for the big boulder by the fire station on the right.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Change-inducing nonconformists are out there on the edge of progress, pushing that boulder up the hill, sweating and usually being called oddballs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

This idea helped explain why foams appear stable once formed, much like a boulder resting at the bottom of a valley.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

The door began moving, slowly this time, like it was an ancient boulder covered with a thousand years of moss.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix