Example Sentences

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"Rocks with the right chemistry for enrichment occur only in very specific places, mainly along the steep edges of Earth's thickest and oldest lithosphere."

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Sussex Police said emergency teams were first called at about 05:45 BST to a report of a single person in the water near Black Rocks car park in Madeira Drive, which runs along the beachfront.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

He was a regular at the former sea lion hangout just south of the Golden Gate known as Seal Rocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Farther south, flooding near Cisco Grove west of Lake Tahoe prompted evacuation warnings along Hampshire Rocks Road as the Yuba River surged.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

The wind hit just as she reached the Black Rocks.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr