Rock of Gibraltar
Example Sentences
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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
A view of a Levanter cloud formation over the Rock of Gibraltar, Britain August 24, 2022 in this still image obtained from social media.
From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2022
As he begins researching the facts of his wife’s life — clandestinely, so as not to upset her — Leo stumbles upon some “submerged” fibs the size of the Rock of Gibraltar.
From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2022
A work of avant-garde experimentation in its own right, "Wedding Album" commemorated Lennon and Ono’s March 20, 1969, wedding near the Rock of Gibraltar in Spain.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2019
Kewpie proved himself that afternoon, for he was a veritable Rock of Gibraltar on defense and a hundred and sixty-five pounds of steel springs on attack.
From The Turner Twins by Barbour, Ralph Henry