- present tense form of rock (3rd person singular).
rocks
Example Sentences
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In Batroun, a northern coastal city home to the ruins of a small Roman amphitheatre, an archaeologist was surrounded by tools and papers, documenting the latest finds as waves lapped rocks nearby.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
It is likely a cultural behavior due to its limited distribution, and because the availability of rocks and trees does not guarantee the presence of an accumulative stone throwing site.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Bold Coast Charter’s trips allow participants to land on an island and spend a couple of hours in blinds to see and photograph at close range puffins gathered on rocks above their nesting burrows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Dew gathers on their skin and is channelled towards their mouths through microscopic grooves, while their tongues can also collect fog water condensed on plants, sand and rocks.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
We follow the stream and pass two waterfalls, one above our heads, spilling from the top of the gorge, the other tiny, tumbling over the rocks that crowd it where it narrows.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
