rocky

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Recent Examples of rocky But after signing an $8.6 million, one-year contract, the start to Williams' Yankees career has been rocky at best. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025 Relations between Kyiv and Washington have been rocky ever since a heated exchange during Zelensky’s visit to the Oval Office in February, where tensions boiled over when Zelensky noted that Russia has broken agreements with Ukraine in the past. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025 After a rocky 2024 marred by a restructuring of its sales team and lower revenues per user, Dexcom’s stock lost about 37% of its value. Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025 Hamilton has been having a rocky start to his first season with the red team. Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rocky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocky
Adjective
  • Havoc brings the heat, throwing Tom Hardy's stony Walker into a hotbed of gangsters, dirty cops, corrupt elites, and wicked assassins.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Yeo, with even less to work with, fares a little better with her stony matriarch character, doing a lot with a simple tilt of her face to the sky and a single tear.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Then Mitchell got hot in the clutch, scoring nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range in overtime after a shaky first half that included 0-of-4 shooting from the field.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
  • After a shaky leadoff routine, the squad dominated the event.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Price upon request, the Isles Group Honduras Just off the coast of Roatán, the 67-acre Rose Cay has three sandy beaches and deep waters suited for yachts or a marina.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Located between Corona del Mar and Laguna Beach along the Pacific Coast Highway, this coastal park stretches from sandy shores to rugged hills.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Or, close your eyes, reach your arms overhead and lift up on the tippy toes of both feet.
    Katy Bowman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Suzanne Couples, Fred’s wife, rose to her tippy toes to look over the gallery.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Comments As an avid shopper, my closet is often overflowing with clothes, which makes packing for trips a precarious experience.
    Bria McNeal, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Normally the names of senior staff at the Pentagon don't make the news, but the precarious position of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth means that every move is drawing scrutiny.
    Quil Lawrence, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Gently fold the tipsy cherries into the mousse and add some of the remaining liquor (if desired).
    Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • One day, the resort hosts a grand festival and the younger daughter, slightly tipsy, boards her family’s yacht and sails out, before waking up the next morning and finding the prince onboard.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • My new favourite spot nearby was a long, sunken garden, complete with stone fountains, a gravelly terrace, and grand staircases sprawling down from street level.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Goldberg said one recent afternoon, in her gravelly voice.
    André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • During the two to three-week period before and after Mercury and Venus retrogrades, the energy is at its wonkiest and most intense.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Depending on the bike, this can counteract any wonky feel of the ride.
    Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Rocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocky. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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