How to Use rock in a Sentence

rock

1 of 2 verb
  • The band rocked the crowd.
  • The news of the murders rocked the town.
  • The boat rocked back and forth on the waves.
  • An earthquake rocked the town.
  • She gently rocked the baby to sleep.
  • He rocked back and forth while he stood waiting.
  • The building was rocked by an explosion.
  • Their invention rocked the computer industry.
  • On one hand, why rock the boat?
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Above all, lie low on this day and don't rock the boat!
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
  • Thank you all for rocking with us.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
  • Mylene loves to rock a red lip.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Kamilla should want to rock with me.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The soundtrack has to rock too.
    — Paul Ridden june 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2026
  • His killing has rocked the country.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
  • James was rocking back and forth on his heels.
    — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • You've gotten rocked all night long.
    — Zach Dean, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • The players rocked socks with his face on them.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Grit your way through, because the new tracks rock.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Still, though, the subs’ desk rocked with laughter.
    — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Connect 3 is back and ready to rock.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The boat is seen rocking back and forth due to the big waves.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Nobody can rock the boat with quite the same deft moves as she.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • This new version of golf will rock, at least in the yacht sense.
    — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The Ralph was just rocking tonight.
    — Brad Elliott Schlossman, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Raven-Symoné rocks an all-white look for the Stop!
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • Raven-Symoné rocks an all-white look for the Stop!
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
  • Their actions have rocked Sinaloa.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Vacation is the best time to rock a bold print.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
  • Feed them and play, rock them to sleep, clean up after them and give them love.
    — The View, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2023

rock

2 of 2 noun
  • From where the rocks on the roof?
    — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Oldies are out; light rock is in.
    — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • They’re not known for their rock fights.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The soil is red and strewn with rocks.
    — Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
  • He’s been like a rock for our team.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • Sharp rock and white foam, so much foam.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This show is very much rock ‘n’ roll.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Kids will want to climb on all the rocks.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Let’s go get some space rocks and stuff!
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 May 2026
  • The shot kicked up rocks and dust above him.
    — Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
  • What rock group has four men who don't sing?
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • Those are as quaint as pet rocks these days.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • The course is the course, and that is the rock.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
  • That heats the rock, which melts and breaks apart.
    — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • That heats the rock, which melts and breaks apart.
    — CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But rock climbers are very rare calls out at the lake.
    — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • So this rock right here is where the boat hit and split.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Egor Dëmin can flat-out shoot the rock.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Then rock and roll all the way over rocks and through streams.
    — John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The slab was so steep that her cheek was up against the rock.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
  • My mom has always been my rock.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The same went for rocks and weather.
    — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
  • His head made contact with the rock.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • After the shoes came the rocks.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • These are dark days for classic rock.
    — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Weigh down the corners with rocks.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Caught between a rock and a hard place?
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
  • All five players on the floor touch the rock.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Jeff comes from the rock background first.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That shows the kind of bias rock critics have.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026

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