How to Use rockiness in a Sentence

rockiness

noun

• The amount of nighttime glow indicates the relative rockiness of a crater and thus, the method assumes, its age.
  — Quanta Magazine, 17 Jan. 2019
• Despite the rockiness in AMC’s shares, the influence of online traders on the stock market showed no sign of abating.
  — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 3 June 2021
• But the rockiness is a sign that investors remain on edge, even as some confidence returns.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022
• And its rockiness compared to other assets is likely to keep some would-be buyers away.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 9 Feb. 2022
• Against this backdrop, investors are gearing up for rockiness that persists for some time.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 9 Mar. 2022
• The idea of a public cease-fire doesn’t change the rockiness of negotiations over a new PBA to replace the one expiring in September.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2019
• But by lowering the bar, investors will have to brace for greater volatility in a market already known for its rockiness and gambling-like atmosphere.
  — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 23 July 2019
• Still, seasoned investors see opportunity in the A-shares—and other stocks too—among Chinese companies that are poised to ride out any short-term rockiness.
  — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 21 July 2017
• After three consecutive Finals trips and all kinds of rockiness through the course of each regular season in those years, Tyronn Lue knows better than to fret over the Cavaliers' recent slide of losses in five of the last seven games.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 5 Jan. 2018
• Some of the rockiness of the days since Floyd's death May 25 dissipated on Tuesday night, with demonstrations continuing around the country, but without major reports of violence.
  — Amy Forliti, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2020
• Theory says there should be no such dearth of dollar funding obtained synthetically, but since the 2008 crisis there’s a scarcity that comes and goes, signaling fear ahead of rockiness in the global economy.
  — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019
• The rockiness of the terrain, while great for wine quality, also requires extensive excavation.
  — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 June 2018
• The resilience of the phone industry’s upper class mirrors that of the luxury-goods business, as wealthier consumers show a willingness to keep spending on clothing, handbags and jewelry despite economic rockiness.
  — Jiyoung Sohn, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024