Examples of boulder in a Sentence
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Hard Science Rover images confirm Jezero crater is an ancient Martian lake
The findings include signs of flash flooding that carried huge boulders downstream into the lakebed.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
During the ordeal, Kennedy and Christina were nearly pushed by strong currents into a boulder, crash-landed on a beach and at several points were plunged underwater.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
The machine momentarily pitched forward, straining to loosen it from the ground — and then the electric motor heaved the boulder and a clod of dirt into the air in a puff of dust.
—Nicolás Rivero, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
The soil could no longer absorb rainwater, which then ran off the landscape, picking up sediment and boulders on its way down the mountains.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
During the ordeal, Kennedy and Christina were nearly pushed by strong currents into a boulder, crash-landed on a beach and at several points were plunged underwater.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
The machine momentarily pitched forward, straining to loosen it from the ground — and then the electric motor heaved the boulder and a clod of dirt into the air in a puff of dust.
—Nicolás Rivero, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
The soil could no longer absorb rainwater, which then ran off the landscape, picking up sediment and boulders on its way down the mountains.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
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“Boulder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boulder. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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