How to Use gravel in a Sentence

gravel

1 of 2 noun
  • The gravel should be flush with the rim of the pot.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
  • His house at the end of the gray gravel road was off-white.
    — Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Plans for a sand and gravel quarry on the site are now dead.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Tamp down the soil and add 1/2 inch of gravel on top.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The plants, the rocks and gravel and boulders.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Caelus had already built the gravel road and drilling pad for the project.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2023
  • The ride at easy paces is smooth on asphalt, dirt, grass, and gravel.
    — Outside, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The streams had fine sand and gravel grounds and were filled with leaves and branches.
    — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Or fill it with gravel to turn it into a dry well, to help with yard drainage.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
  • At the snow dump site, a camper had covered its paths with gravel left from the snowmelt.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2023
  • Henry parked the van in the gravel lot and cut the engine.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The creek bed is lined with gravel and rock for a natural look.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The creek bed is lined with gravel and rock for a natural look.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • The gravel hauler truck hit a wall and rolled over, and a car was seen buried under it.
    — Kris Habermehl, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • My best catfish holes all have sand or fine pea gravel on the bottom.
    — Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 15 June 2023
  • Pea gravel shifts and scatters.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Begin walking up the gravel road, which will soon turn to dirt.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Is your trailhead parking lot made of large, sharp chunks of gravel?
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2019
  • There’s even a sleek wood bench sitting on polished pea gravel.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Then a gravel road, missing much of its gravel.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Chop the rest into small, gravel-size pieces and transfer to a small bowl.
    — Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • String trimmers will throw smaller pieces of gravel mulch, too.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2026
  • The road narrows, blacktop turns to gravel, and the fields give way to thick woods.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2023
  • Pea gravel is cheapest when purchased in bulk.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
  • His patch of woodland was tucked out of sight, at the end of a long, gravel driveway.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Our roads still have gravel patches due to flood damage, and wildlife of all sizes are out.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Ditch the grass and build a deck on a bed of stone or gravel that utilizes the backyard space.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Aguilar said all of the gravel should come up and be respread atop a new layer of weed cloth.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • As engines fire up and boots crunch on gravel, the men try to press leaflets into gloved hands.
    — William Wilkes, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Probably all gravel paths look the same.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025

gravel

2 of 2 adjective
  • They were found that day under some pine boughs off a gravel road.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Today, the site is a gravel lot.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • There are also miles of gravel roads that’ll get you away from the crowds.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 2 June 2022
  • That day, Steve’s dad had stayed next to a small pond near a gravel road.
    — Outdoor Life, 17 Nov. 2020
  • The gravel parking area is on the right at the bottom of a steep hill.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Parking is in a grass lot, and access to the maze is via a gravel drive.
    — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 29 July 2021
  • Then comes a dip and the low-water crossing on the gravel road that leads to the water park.
    — Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2021
  • But Gurney’s legacy was built on the track, not in a gravel trap and not in a heap.
    — Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2022
  • Make sure to get there before too much snow falls, and be prepared for long stretches of gravel road.
    — oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2021
  • To show some of these changes, Beverly pulled over his truck on the side of a gravel road.
    — Ian James, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Streiff said his friend rolled his vehicle on a gravel road, was thrown from behind the wheel and died the next day.
    — Paul Walsh, Star Tribune, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The vehicles rumble up a gravel driveway that is a half-mile long, with fields on both sides.
    — Dan Gearino, ABC News, 29 July 2022
  • At that time, around 30 employees worked out of trailers on a gravel lot.
    — oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Hunters and maybe-hunters are heading for the shooting range or nearest gravel pit to sight in their rifles.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Water flows through the cracks in a street and weaken the gravel base layer and the ground, called the subgrade.
    — Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Bryant, 42, found part of a brick from the church embedded in its gravel driveway and dug it out.
    — Solomon Crenshaw Jr., al, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Aerial photos showed what appeared to be a massive landslide at a gravel pit on the town’s edge.
    — Fox News, 17 July 2021
  • Aerial photos showed what appeared to be a massive landslide at a gravel pit on the town's edge.
    — Frank Jordans, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021
  • Outside work hours, the couple used the vehicle to haul rocks and mulch up their gravel driveway.
    — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Biel captioned the images, which showed the family of four walking down a gravel path.
    — Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Blooms and greenery popped up almost overnight along a white, gravel road in Broad Ripple.
    — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2022
  • In addition to the field and large, round, grassy area for fans, there is a gravel track to give the area another purpose.
    — Sara Tidwell, courant.com, 4 June 2021
  • Dave Preston, 63, still recalls bouncing along on gravel roads on his way to work.
    — Eric Barton, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2020
  • The Dutchman was able to keep his car from getting into the gravel trap and continued.
    — Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2022
  • The Finland Beyond trip will feature a mix of gravel and e-gravel bikes.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • The clapboard house sits off a gravel road on the outskirts of town, partly hidden behind a fence and a heaping pile of trash.
    — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Spotted bass in this usually-clear lake spawn at depths from 5 to 15 feet on bars and points with gravel bottom.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Drive across the Cascade Mountains, take the gravel roads and head to the dusty trailheads lined with sagebrush.
    — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2021
  • The county cleared the area, provided a water source and put in a gravel access road to make the area more conducive to a nursery.
    — Ana Faguy, baltimoresun.com, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Annie Sanderson had grown to love the quiet of her home, set on the bend of a gravel road deep in the prairies, far from the heart of her reserve.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2022

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