Example Sentences

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Due to the area being "a foot of snow over steep bouldery heather" the Rescue 912 helicopter from Humberside Airport was called.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

Although the researchers had believed that Bennu had a smooth surface, they were shocked when upon arriving in 2018 they instead discovered a "bouldery hellscape."

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

In the dawn he awakened, looked out through the windshield and saw that the water was already retreating down the bouldery flat.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

He sat there hearing the music while the sea crept in again over the bouldery flat.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

The road good, shingly, but not very bouldery; very winding, and generally capable of strong defence; much cover exists from the rugged margins of cliffs, and windings of the road. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William