How to Use granite in a Sentence

granite

noun
Definition of granitenext
Synonyms for granitenext
  • 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
  • Below each tree was a small granite marker with the name of one of the victims.
    — Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Heated floors, the large mostly black granite bathroom in a jet sheen, has not.
    — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 16 May 2023
  • Curling stones – made of granite and weighing about 40 pounds – are ready for use.
    — Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Leavitt says the granite on El Cajon Mountain is some of the best he’s ever climbed.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
  • At the east end of the superblock was a neoclassical station, built of granite and glass.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Workers will use granite blocks that have long rested around the pyramid’s base.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
  • On the shuttle ride to the Colorado Springs airport, the driver pointed out the window to a tower of pink granite.
    — Lori Rackl, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2023
  • Two black granite walls rise from what had been the building’s foundation.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN, 19 June 2023
  • The family, which has a granite business in Lynn, did not attend the service.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
  • They’re made from eco-friendly classic granite and easy to clean with a simple wipe.
    — Kathy Barr, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
  • In the year 2000 a large chunk of the rock fell off during the night, revealing its white granite interior.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Yet one of the pictures includes Udaipur — known as the White City of India for its granite and marble palaces — placed not far from the center.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Elsewhere, the kitchen features a sink carved into granite.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
  • There were days when the only thing that kept me going was knowing that each step was one toward progress, a boot to the granite face of white supremacy.
    — Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Arriving at the end of the quarter-mile walk, nestled among the trunks of cypress trees was a granite monument.
    — Bob Robinson, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023
  • Security staff discovered a 5-by-7 inch piece of granite on the floor of the teahouse.
    — Agreen, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The interior will feature green and navy blue velvets, and a black granite counter.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Most of the iconic images of Reed frame a certain unvarying look: his big, blank, granite face; leather; shades.
    — Ian Penman, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • There is a single vanity with a dark granite counter like the ones in the kitchen, a porcelain tile floor, and a shower behind a curtain.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023

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