boulder

Example Sentences

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"It's not a piece of dust, but it's not a meter-size boulder, either."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

City crews placed a boulder over the manhole cover, a spokesperson who was at the scene Wednesday said but, by the following morning, the boulder had been moved.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

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

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

I feel the rough texture of a boulder, chafing against my fingers.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer