granitic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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"The isotopic signature indicates a very ancient continental, granitic source rock. This greatly reduces the universe of candidate areas," says Crósta.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
“The central granitic batholith defines the White Alps, a land of spires and glacially carved valleys with hanging lakes as a result. The eastern-most section is called the Red Alps because serpentine soils are common.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025
In his hands, the great, pounding first-movement cadenza was granitic, though never sludgy.
From New York Times • May 11, 2023
It exudes a sense that I can only describe as grounded — as if it were connecting us directly to the granitic soils of Beaujolais.
From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023
Like pilgrims in a fable swallowed up and lost among the inward parts of some granitic beast.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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