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'rock' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'rock' with 20 example sentences.


rock noun

: a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

: material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust

: (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable

: hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)

: a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western

: pitching dangerously to one side

rock verb

: move back and forth or sideways

: cause to move back and forth


  • Which do you like better, rock music or classical music?
  • Don't throw rocks into the river.
  • He fell and hit his head on a rock.
  • Rock climbing without proper equipment is dangerous.
  • It's solid as a rock.
  • I don't like punk rock.
  • Do you live under a rock?
  • There's a rock in my shoe.
  • He threw a rock into the pond.
  • Be careful not to trip over this rock.
  • The ship crashed on the rocks.
  • They are considered the greatest rock band in history.
  • The fish is hiding under the rocks.
  • The bread is as hard as a rock.
  • Don't rock the boat.
  • There are a lot of rocks in this garden.
  • I want to be in a rock band.
  • I felt like a rock star.
  • The lizard escaped from under the rock.
  • Be strong like a rock.
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