rocklike
- a word derived from rock.
Example Sentences
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Eventually, the diagetic noise coming from the stage gets swapped out for soundtracky filler — a shimmering, rocklike ambiance that glows with an aura of profundity.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2022
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
Churchill had expected a portrait that displayed his triumph as the savior of England, perhaps standing resplendent in his Garter robes, the rocklike bulldog who defeated the “Nazzis,” as he liked to pronounce it.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2016
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
There was a nodding of heads in the kitchen, and only Tom sat rocklike and brooding.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
