How to Use granite in a Sentence

granite

noun

• Sound art is light on the ground where granite and bronze can land with a thud.
  — Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• Part of the great tomb was once cloaked in granite blocks rather than limestone.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
• The pool’s granite sides are engraved with the names of the victims, and a white rose lay on each name.
  — Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
• Below each tree was a small granite marker with the name of one of the victims.
  — Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2023
• The 6-foot granite pedestal is already on the plaza southwest of the Statehouse.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
• The body of the A6 looks as solid as a block of granite that's been chiseled and chamfered to knock off the sharp edges.
  — Fred M.h. Gregory, Car and Driver, 12 July 2023
• Along the back wall the granite work surface includes a small desk.
  — James Alexander and James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2022
• The counters in the kitchen are topped with granite, but the floor and the backsplash are Italian porcelain.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
• The granite counter top sweeps around the work area to form a breakfast bar, while the stone floor adds a rustic touch.
  — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2022
• The walls of the Martello tower were made of granite and seven feet thick.
  — Bono, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2022
• There’s a galley kitchen with granite counters and a dining nook to the left.
  — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
• Roughly one-third of the structure was clad with granite blocks.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2024
• The highlight of the hike is standing at the base of the three granite towers that give the national park its name.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2024
• For the in-laws who love to host, a sleek cheeseboard made of granite will surely get so much use.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2022
• The granite canopy is surmounted by a bronze heron, a bird that spends much of its life in the water.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022
• The route climbs shallow snow to a steep series of wide granite cracks that lead toward the ridge.
  — Cory Richards, Outside Online, 7 July 2024
• The white and black granite stretches to the ceiling and recalls to mind a giant Rorschach test.
  — Brianna Griff, Chron, 2 Oct. 2022
• The gourmet kitchen is sleek and modern with granite counters.
  — David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 20 May 2024
• The low-lying coastal plateaus that curve around the bases of the steep granite islands offer the only flat ground in the country.
  — Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
• The Alps slash the skies, in jagged granite and knife-drops into sudden valleys.
  — Mike Eckel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2023
• On all sides, vast slabs of granite shot thousands of feet into the air, their peaks shrouded in the clouds.
  — David Gelles, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
• A little bit goes a long way and leaves granite or quartz surface sparkling clean.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
• The granite block beneath it is engraved with his story and the names of donors who contributed to the piece.
  — Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
• First a deep blue pool beneath a granite outcrop that led up and away from the river.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2022
• Heated floors, the large mostly black granite bathroom in a jet sheen, has not.
  — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 16 May 2023
• The cornerstone itself is made of granite and weighs about 1,000 pounds, McGill said.
  — Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2022
• No, but there is a 65-foot black granite swimming pool at the center of the property.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
• Curling stones – made of granite and weighing about 40 pounds – are ready for use.
  — Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Feb. 2023
• The most iconic buildings in the city have their own distinct styles, starting with the 1919 Art Nouveau granite train station designed by Eliel Saarinen.
  — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 21 Oct. 2024
• The kind worth avoiding going forward is the speckled granite that was often used by builders to sport every countertop in every bathroom across the home.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Dec 2024