How to Use rocky in a Sentence

rocky

adjective
  • Still, the firm has had a rocky few years.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Thyme does well in sandy, rocky, or light and loamy soil.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • The day got off to a rocky start for Left.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • Edwards got off to a rocky start.
    — Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • His career got off to a rocky start.
    — Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The journey to this point had been rocky.
    — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Lantanas can adapt to rocky and sandy soil.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Weiss’ tenure so far has been rocky.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Freeland's day got off to a rocky start.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Grizzlies and bighorn sheep roam the rocky slopes.
    — Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
  • The road to the rule’s adoption has been rocky.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Short, steep climbs, rocky tread, and tight turns mean those miles feel long.
    — Tim Neville, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Some also don’t mind poor, rocky soil or dry spells.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
  • Today, he's come quite a long way from the rocky start.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • To see the fourth rocky planet, of course, just look around you!
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • The road thus far has been rocky for Texas State.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The firm has had a rocky year with shares down 23% year to date.
    — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Barcelona are braced for a rocky start to 2026.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The name of the book is a nod to the dish that got him through those rocky first months.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
  • It’s hidden by a dense forest in a rocky area.
    — New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026
  • School was also a little rocky at times.
    — Kemi Alemoru, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Then the wind began to push us toward a small rocky point.
    — Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Guy revealed that the end of the school year proved a bit rocky for his youngest son.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 17 June 2023
  • Some were spotted on cave walls and tucked into rocky crevices.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The search for a new CEO was at times rocky.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Both teams had rocky starts to the season, by their standards.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The trail is mostly flat at first, but slightly rugged and rocky.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Beaches can be sandy or rocky (or both) and also can change from year to year!
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 21 June 2026
  • The 25-year-old’s time at Juve has been rocky, to say the least.
    — Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • And Laguna has rocky reefs and kelp beds.
    — Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2025

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