Rock Island
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The firearms are described as a Mossberg 12-gauge, pump-action shotgun and a Rock Island Armory 1911 .38-caliber pistol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The film will be made by Birmingham-based Threewise Entertainment, co-creators of Nickelodeon's Rock Island Mysteries, who are aiming for a release date in 2027.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
Red Rock Island is not that kind of island.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2023
The riverfront is lined with new apartment buildings and condominiums, and construction just began on the abandoned Rock Island Bridge, which will become an event space filled with restaurants and bars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
“There’s the Illinois Central. The Southern Pacific. And right there goes the queen of them all, the Rock Island Line. That’s the one that half your Chicago relatives work on, Ben. Watch where you’re whizzin’.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
