Rock of Gibraltar
Example Sentences
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Artillery guns roared in Hyde Park, the Tower of London, on the island of Jersey, and in the shadow of the Rock of Gibraltar.
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022
Through all these decades of convulsive change, Elizabeth has been as constant as the Rock of Gibraltar, one of the remnants of the time when the sun really didn’t set on the British Empire.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2022
"It's a sad day for the British people and really, I think, for the world at large to lose somebody that seemed to be sort of a Rock of Gibraltar," Graham said.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2022
A general view of the Rock of Gibraltar landmark at dawn, on the first day of work following a post-Brexit deal, in La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain January 4, 2021.
From Reuters • Apr. 1, 2022
In time past they had weathered many storms together; if there were storms ahead Miss Patricia could be counted upon to remain firm as the Rock of Gibraltar.
From The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor by Vandercook, Margaret
