How to pronounce rock
Listen to rock in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“rock” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 911 American · 253 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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rock hard, which they are, or plums that are rock hard.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 94:12 · hear it here
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breaks the rock, and anytime the rock breaks, you have an earthquake.
USGS · watch from 5:39 · hear it here
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rock was actually formed.
NASA · watch from 57:13 · hear it here
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And Rock Creek had completely covered the bike path that's along Rock Creek.
NIH · watch from 9:34 · hear it here
Why real speech
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