Examples of rock-hard in a Sentence
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So be sure to give your avocados a good rinse just before slicing
How to Ripen an Avocado at Home
If your produce section has only rock-hard avocados, harness an avocado’s natural ethylene gas to soften it faster.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
Unfortunately, a tomato’s flavor often falls victim to modern refrigeration, year-round supply and even state-of-the-art farming practices, yielding tasteless, rock-hard fruit hardly fit to top off a burger or blend into salsa.
—Kristen Hartke, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
Humans have been rehabilitating rock-hard, stale loaves into edible food since bread was first invented.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 7 May 2024
The method here doesn’t bother with cutting rock-hard raw winter squash.
—Ali Slagle, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
After taking most of January off from their reign as TV's horniest, foot-rubbing-est morning couple, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos just roared back in full force over Oscar-winning actor Sam Rockwell's rock-hard butt.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2024
Most people will have full, rock-hard, and painful breasts when their milk comes in, usually starting three or four days after the birth.
—Kimberly A. Daly, Parents, 21 Aug. 2023
Trader Joe’s cookie enthusiasts who bite into something rock-hard this week may be confronted with a crunch that can do more damage than a stale hunk of dough.
—Emma Glassman-Hughes, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
The guys there played with a rock-hard black ball called the Ace and wouldn’t let a young Valentin play without gloves.
—Allie Conti, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
Unfortunately, a tomato’s flavor often falls victim to modern refrigeration, year-round supply and even state-of-the-art farming practices, yielding tasteless, rock-hard fruit hardly fit to top off a burger or blend into salsa.
—Kristen Hartke, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
Humans have been rehabilitating rock-hard, stale loaves into edible food since bread was first invented.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 7 May 2024
The method here doesn’t bother with cutting rock-hard raw winter squash.
—Ali Slagle, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
After taking most of January off from their reign as TV's horniest, foot-rubbing-est morning couple, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos just roared back in full force over Oscar-winning actor Sam Rockwell's rock-hard butt.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2024
Most people will have full, rock-hard, and painful breasts when their milk comes in, usually starting three or four days after the birth.
—Kimberly A. Daly, Parents, 21 Aug. 2023
Trader Joe’s cookie enthusiasts who bite into something rock-hard this week may be confronted with a crunch that can do more damage than a stale hunk of dough.
—Emma Glassman-Hughes, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
The guys there played with a rock-hard black ball called the Ace and wouldn’t let a young Valentin play without gloves.
—Allie Conti, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
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“Rock-hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-hard. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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