Examples of boulder in a Sentence
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Towering granite boulders and palms dot the perimeter of this beautiful white-sand beach, and a nearby coral reef keeps the waters calm and ideal for wading.
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Steven Casale, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The couple spent $3,500 on plants, $1,000 for large rocks and boulders, $3,200 for grading, boulder installation, building the streambed, installing a drip system for irrigation, and the plants.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
The carvings were found at Toro Muerto, a desert gorge filled with thousands of boulders, and thousands of etchings, according to an April 3 study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
But while walking by her room's private pool in the pitch black of night, Lewis fell 10 feet into a dry ravine full of boulders and sharp rocks, with her right hip taking the impact.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
The landscape was a steep boulder field with three-foot-tall tufts of mountain grass between the rocks.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
The construction site hemmed in by large boulders, rocks and the ocean on one side and a steep incline on the other.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Homeowners have put up boulders, seawalls and sandbags to protect their properties.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
This year’s top picks for the best beaches to visit range from Anse Lazio in the Seychelles, an idyllic spot with large granite boulders studding the crystalline waters to Grace Bay Beach in Turks and Caicos, where calm turquoise waters lap powdery white sand.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Steven Casale, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
The couple spent $3,500 on plants, $1,000 for large rocks and boulders, $3,200 for grading, boulder installation, building the streambed, installing a drip system for irrigation, and the plants.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
The carvings were found at Toro Muerto, a desert gorge filled with thousands of boulders, and thousands of etchings, according to an April 3 study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
But while walking by her room's private pool in the pitch black of night, Lewis fell 10 feet into a dry ravine full of boulders and sharp rocks, with her right hip taking the impact.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
The landscape was a steep boulder field with three-foot-tall tufts of mountain grass between the rocks.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
The construction site hemmed in by large boulders, rocks and the ocean on one side and a steep incline on the other.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Homeowners have put up boulders, seawalls and sandbags to protect their properties.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
This year’s top picks for the best beaches to visit range from Anse Lazio in the Seychelles, an idyllic spot with large granite boulders studding the crystalline waters to Grace Bay Beach in Turks and Caicos, where calm turquoise waters lap powdery white sand.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
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“Boulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulder. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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boulder
noun
boul·der
ˈbōl-dər 
: a large detached and rounded or worn mass of rock
Geographical Definition
Boulder
geographical name
Boul·der
ˈbōl-dər
city northwest of Denver in north central Colorado population 97,385
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