How to Use granite in a Sentence

granite

noun
  • My nails scratch the granite, my hands lose their grip.
    — Bailey Richards, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Sound art is light on the ground where granite and bronze can land with a thud.
    — Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Brown granite had one of those copy and paste moments.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The concrete lot with slabs of quartz and granite?
    — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The climb was steep, at first on grass and then on granite blocks a few feet high.
    — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Most granites are not fit for this challenge.
    — Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Twin peaks of faux granite rise to the north and the scent of corn dogs hangs in the air.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Part of the great tomb was once cloaked in granite blocks rather than limestone.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Moro Rock is one of many granite domes in the park.
    — Paul Bersebach, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But Tahoe, and the granite ridges and forests and rivers around it, is more than that.
    — Tom Verdin, ajc, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Along the back wall the granite work surface includes a small desk.
    — James Alexander and James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2022
  • That Maine granite has always been grey.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 May 2026
  • The final stretch of trail boasts views of massive granite cliffs.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The laundry room offers granite counter space and a door to a dog run with turf.
    — Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2021
  • Roughly one-third of the structure was clad with granite blocks.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • A little bit goes a long way and leaves granite or quartz surface sparkling clean.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • His rapturous barks bounce from wall to wall around the granite basin.
    — Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The gourmet kitchen is sleek and modern with granite counters.
    — David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 20 May 2024
  • The large laundry room has granite flooring and glide-out shelves.
    — Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2020
  • The slick granite coating helps food slide right out, and the wood handle stays cool.
    — Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • In his first term, Trump mulled adding gold leaf to the white granite building.
    — Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Below each tree was a small granite marker with the name of one of the victims.
    — Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2023
  • 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 same goes for the other size pans Carote offers in its granite line.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 2 July 2021
  • That Thor was like a block of granite, but Loki was like the wind.
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 8 July 2021
  • First a deep blue pool beneath a granite outcrop that led up and away from the river.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • There’s a galley kitchen with granite counters and a dining nook to the left.
    — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Made of stern stuff, granite is highly durable and resistant to heat.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
  • That’s so cold, in fact, that water there is like rock here on Earth, as hard as granite.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026

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