Example sentences for: gravel

How can you use “gravel” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • From the village at the base of Simatai there is a half-mile gravel path to the first stairway, which skirts the small Simatai Reservoir.

  • The simple, serene style of landscaping, with rocks, gravel, and a few shrubs, draws on the precepts of Zen Buddhism that had such a special appeal for the austere samurai.

  • Bocce, the bowling game similar to French boules or pétanque, is played in small towns wherever there’s a patch of tree-shaded sand or gravel and a bar close enough at hand to serve a glass of wine or grappa.

  • From here, broad gravel paths lead to the honden (the sanctum of the shrine), destroyed in the air raids of 1945 and restored in 1958, and the Imperial Treasure House museum.

  • At the same time, the tin industry, dominated by Chinese using labor-intensive methods in the 19th century, passed increasingly into Western hands, who employed the modern technology of gravel pumps and mining dredges.


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