rocklike

Example Sentences

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As a rock climber, I fight against gravity while I scale the walls and their rocklike holds.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2022

The funniest thing about the new film is that its creation was clearly more rocklike than anything to be found in the end product.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 26, 2018

First I want to give you the rocklike observations that, when primed with Stewart’s sweat, made me see light in the first place.

From Scientific American • Aug. 15, 2011

The only native cichlid we can find in Ankarafantsika National Park is Paretroplus kieneri, known locally as kotsovato, in reference to its rocklike coloration.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2011

There was a nodding of heads in the kitchen, and only Tom sat rocklike and brooding.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck