- present tense form of rock (3rd person singular).
rocks
Example Sentences
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Scientists have uncovered evidence that an enormous ancient cliff system may have helped expose the deepest rocks of the Grand Canyon nearly a billion years before the Colorado River began carving the landscape seen today.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Ludovic Ravanel of France's national scientific research centre CNRS, said high temperatures were melting "invisible" ice in cracks, which had held rocks together, leading to them falling.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“My friend was playing with the rocks in the lake, and then he grabbed the jaw,” Dianelis Molina Cruz told the station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
One had a festering cut on his shin that he said he got from a fall on the rocks near the beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Then, more slowly, I climbed until I reached the top and sank down to lean my head against the cool rocks of St. Patrick’s Well.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
