How to Use rock salt in a Sentence

rock salt

noun

• I put some rock salt on the sidewalk to melt the ice.
• Our friends bring their dogs over and are worried that the rock salt would hurt their pets’ feet.
  — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 4 Jan. 2018
• To make them, simply fill an ice cube tray with lemon wedges, rock salt, and water.
  — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022
• Road salt is a rock salt, about the size of salt found in a grinder for flavoring food.
  — Eugene Register-Guard, OregonLive.com, 10 Jan. 2018
• Lake Retba’s banks are lined with mountains of drying rock salt and fleur de sel.
  — Alexandra Marshall, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2017
• After a walk, wipe dogs’ paws, legs and stomach to rid them of rock salt that may have been spread outdoors.
  — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 26 Dec. 2021
• Why, yes, hapless kid traipsing across our lawn, our shotgun is loaded with rock salt.
  — Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 3 Nov. 2017
• One angel showed up with a piece of carpet and rock salt for the traveler whose car was stuck in snow.
  — Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2020
• Cover a rimmed baking sheet with rock salt and nestle the oyster half shells in the salt to steady them.
  — Barbara Mahany, chicagotribune.com, 29 June 2018
• If your are out holiday shopping Friday, add rock salt to your list.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2021
• Health officials and researchers also say eating raw onions and rock salt is not proven to be a cure.
  — Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 31 May 2021
• First, shovel away any snow that's on top of the icy surface, then sprinkle small amounts of rock salt onto the ice.
  — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
• Keep antifreeze and rock salt (commonly used to melt ice) away from animals.
  — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 26 Dec. 2021
• If ice has already built up, use calcium chloride or urea to melt the dam, not rock salt, experts say.
  — Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2021
• Avoid using fine play sand; instead, use sharp sand and mix it with rock salt in a large container or bucket.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
• Fish in clay pot with seafood sauce, lobster with chocolate, lamb-shrimp brochette, paella, sea bass in rock salt, steaks.
  — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
• From there, the meat is placed in a bath of rock salt, which Betz says keeps all the meat’s delicious juices inside.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 June 2023
• Pure rock salt has to be scattered on the decks afterward to remove any remaining snow and ice.
  — ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
• It can be sprinkled directly onto the ice to melt it, similar to the way rock salt works.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
• Serve them on a tray of rock salt for a simple and impressive presentation.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2023
• This rock salt is similar to table salt, made up of sodium and chloride, but coarser.
  — Jamie Summers, Philly.com, 8 Dec. 2017
• This includes the city offering residents up to five gallons of free rock salt.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2022
• Other things, such as vinegar, boiling water and rock salt can also be used to control weeds.
  — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 24 Oct. 2017
• To reduce the risk posed by rock salt, avoid using large amounts of the mixture, and sweep up any excess sand and salt once the ice melts.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
• There are slabs of rock salt, mined deep in the desert, next to crates of Algerian cigarettes.
  — The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
• At the heart of their interest is a thick layer of rock salt known as the Boree Salt deposit.
  — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
• Officers located pieces of rock salt on the ledge outside the window.
  — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 31 Jan. 2018
• Then one day, a favorite ex-pre-school teacher named Karen came over with a bag of rock salt and totally changed the game.
  — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 20 Dec. 2021
• When added to palm fruit juice or oil, odo, as well as kanwa (rock salt) coagulate it to produce a thick sauce or soup such as owo.
  — Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2022
• In winter, add warm clothing, extra blankets, rock salt, sand and snow tools, and keep heating fuel on hand.
  — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026