Example Sentences

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But tourists can do damage, too — at the cenote, I saw people slathering on sunscreen before entering the water and clambering on the rocklike structures as they angled for better photos.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2019

The funniest thing about the new film is that its creation was clearly more rocklike than anything to be found in the end product.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 26, 2018

The coral reef formations of the deep sea are huge rocklike structures with thousands of nooks and crannies that little fish call home.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2017

First I want to give you the rocklike observations that, when primed with Stewart’s sweat, made me see light in the first place.

From Scientific American • Aug. 15, 2011

Dunbar swallowed and bent his intense face very close to Yossarian’s, the muscles in his bronze, rocklike jaw bunching up into quivering knots.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller