How to Use boulder in a Sentence
boulder
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If there are large boulders in the area, all the better.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
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The car was lodged on top of a large boulder, with both front tires off the ground.
—Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2022
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The boulders that formed the sea wall did not come from nearby.
—Ben Guarino, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2019
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Phillips had a plaque placed on the boulder outside of her home.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
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The plants, the rocks and gravel and boulders.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
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The two men hacked away at rocks and sand in a crevice between boulders.
—Thomas Fuller Jim Wilson, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023
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The crew made its way through a creek and around boulders to reach the hiker.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
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The bone, which is just over 3 feet in length, was found in a boulder on the shore.
—Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 27 Aug. 2020
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These boulders get mixed in with much finer sand and clay to form what’s called a till.
—Laura Poppick july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
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Once the boulder was removed from the ground, it was placed on his front lawn for all to see.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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In other words, remove the hill and just let the boulder roll along.
—Melanie Fine, Forbes, 10 Apr. 2021
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The massive muscles of her front legs hugged a boulder the size of a man.
—Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
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An athletic boulder who projects as a starter in the right scheme.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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The boulder, for one thing, was only some twenty feet high.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Joel picks up a nearby boulder as big as a car and heaves it at the red unicorn.
—Scott Patsko, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2021
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Apollo 11 had to dodge a boulder field.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 22 June 2026
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All of this with miles of scrub and boulders and endless sky right outside the door.
—Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2023
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Once landed, the crew made their way through the creek and boulders to the hiker.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023
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Two huge surface boulders towered above the head-high growth.
—John McCoy, Outdoor Life, 12 Nov. 2025
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From the ridge, a gorge to the north spills milky roiling waters across boulders.
—Michael J. Bailey, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2019
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Below it, waves crash on to giant boulders that line the city’s sandy beach coves.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
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That will result in a large, icy, boulder-like cluster of berries.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
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Then a 20-foot wall of trees, boulders and mud rockets straight at them.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
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Move good hiding spots like logs, plant pots, and large boulders further from the pool.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
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Once past the boulder-jumbled gully, the road heads up the east face of the canyon wall.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2021
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The piazza will jut out over the great stone boulders that will form the rip-rap bay wall.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
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Submerged among mossy boulders, the cenote felt inviting, calm, safe.
—Brigid Washington, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2026
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Some treat your fragile items like King Kong treats boulders.
—Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2025
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The new look suggests boulders and cliffs of foliage lining the run.
—Kevin Spear, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 June 2018
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Dan could solve entire boulder problems with his feet nowhere except in the way.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
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