GRAVEL in a Sentence
Learn GRAVEL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
66 example sentences for GRAVEL, such as:
1. The wheels scrurred on the gravel.
2. The workmen shovelled gravel onto the road.
3. The only sound was the crunch of tyres on gravel.
4. There was a purring and a churning of the yellow gravel.
5. The car bumped on the uneven surface of the gravel road.
2. The workmen shovelled gravel onto the road.
3. The only sound was the crunch of tyres on gravel.
4. There was a purring and a churning of the yellow gravel.
5. The car bumped on the uneven surface of the gravel road.
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Meanings and Examples of GRAVEL
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gravel
v. cover with gravel
n. rock fragments and pebbles
Classic Sentence: (59 in 4 pages)
1 There was a purring and a churning of the yellow gravel.
2 Once more he looked and she looked down on to the yellow gravel that made a crescent round the door.
3 Flowing, and streaming, on the grass, on the gravel, still for one moment she held them together--the dispersing company.
4 The wheels scrurred on the gravel.
5 And the wheels scurred on the gravel, and the car drove off.
6 Clifford had had it newly gravelled with sifted gravel from the pit-bank.
7 It had long been observed that in a particularly strong, wet wind the pit-bank burned very vivid, gave off hardly any fumes, and left a fine powder of ash, instead of the slow pink gravel.
8 But, Fanny," he presently added, "in order to have a comfortable walk, something more is necessary than merely pacing this gravel together.
9 A light came from the interior, and threw a moving shadow upon the vertical face of gravel at the further side of the pit into which the vehicle faced.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 8 Those Who Are Found Where There Is Said to Be Nobody
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 8 Those Who Are Found Where There Is Said to Be Nobody
10 He conducted the boy out of the gravel pit and into the path leading to his mother's cottage.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 8 Those Who Are Found Where There Is Said to Be Nobody
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 8 Those Who Are Found Where There Is Said to Be Nobody
11 There lay the cat asleep on the bare gravel of the path, as if beds, rugs, and carpets were unendurable.
12 While thus engaged he heard footsteps on the gravel without, and somebody knocked at the door.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: 2 A Lurid Light Breaks in upon a Darkened Understanding
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: 2 A Lurid Light Breaks in upon a Darkened Understanding
13 He had left his own marks all over that small patch of gravel.
14 That gravel page upon which I might have read so much has been long ere this smudged by the rain and defaced by the clogs of curious peasants.
15 I heard the creak of a door and the crisp sound of boots upon gravel.
Example Sentence:
1 But over time, this ultra-thin cement paste on the top surface of the brick wears off, exposing the true color of the sand and gravel.
2 They saw him draw a bucket of gravel from the hole and tilt it on the edge of the dump.
3 On a summer night, a mantle of dust hangs over the gravel roads.
4 The car bumped on the uneven surface of the gravel road.
5 The workers mixed the asphalt with sand and gravel together for paving or roofing.
6 The workmen shovelled gravel onto the road.
7 The only sound was the crunch of tyres on gravel.