granite

Example Sentences

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Eight men sliding 16 stones down an ice sheet to the soundtrack of clunking granite, furious sweeping and hollered commands of "hard" and "curl".

From BBC

However, the clank of granite went against them in the seventh, an unfortunate bounce leaving Canada the chance of three, which they gladly took.

From BBC

But they don’t detect a brief touch on the granite itself.

From Los Angeles Times

"During forward motion, touching the granite of the stone is not allowed. This will result in the stone being removed from play," they said.

From BBC

Both incidents were a case of a lingering finger falling on to the granite after the handle was released, rather than a deliberate touch, so no suggestion of devious intent.

From BBC