rock - use in sentences
Possessives
- n: They really love rock ' n ' roll, they really respond.
Object
- horse: Rocking horse lovers in Lincolnshire admire rocking horses from our rocking horse maker for Lincolnshire.
Adjective modifier
- sedimentary: The bedrock of the district consists of some of the oldest sedimentary rock exposed in the British Isles.
- igneous: They relate changes of state to energy transfers in a range of contexts for example, the formation of igneous rocks.
- volcanic: Heavy rainfall has accentuated the huge river valleys and steep sided ravines that occur in the mainly volcanic rock.
- molten: LAVA FLOWS These are flows of extremely hot molten rocks extruded by the volcano.
- loose: Finish up the broken crack taking care with loose rock.
- bare: Sometimes the walls and roof were bare rock, sometimes even coal but often the walls would be of brick.
Modifies a noun
- band: We've almost got a regular rock band line-up in places.
- n: Stars visit ' home ' of rock n ' roll ( PA via Yahoo!
- formation: And in Buena Vista there is a large rock pool formation in the extreme North West.
- star: Mother Teresa 2 Which rock star was born William Perks?
- outcrop: Many sites support notable bryophytes, in particular calcicoles associated with base-rich rock outcrops and ( in western stands ) Atlantic species.
- roll: You could argue that this is a move back to the heyday of rock 'n' roll where the single was the dominant force.
Noun used with modifier
- punk: There's even the popular new punk rock rendition of " Happy Song.
- glam: I mean I wouldn't mind being taller - but not that way - prefer punk to glam rock.
- prog: Floyd were always lumped in with that whole ' 70s prog rock scene.
- limestone: Another surprise arose, when the earthworks ditch was dug in the local limestone basement rock.
- granite: The granite rocks came from up north at the family's summer cottage.
- garage: The music, however, is garage rock with hints of The White Stripes and Rolling Stones.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
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