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Discover LudwigThe phrase "like a boulder" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that is very solid and heavy, like a large rock. For example, "The box was heavy, like a boulder."
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Mostly they stick out on the page like a boulder in the sand.
Chris Canty settled in like a boulder on a mountain road and the Falcons couldn't push him aside.
The dagger of a goal felt like a boulder eclipsing a glimmer of light for the Blackhawks.
Just like a boulder in a river, downstream from the boulder, you don't even know there was a boulder upstream.
My friend has a Nike SasQuatch Sumo2, which looks to me like a boulder affixed to a branch.
A Batista soldier was hit in the shoulder, a scarlet stain seeping through his uniform, and he tumbled down the mountain like a boulder.
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DUBLIN — Oscar Wilde still lounges, louche-like, on a boulder in Merrion Square.
EFFORTS to craft sensible immigration policies for America have long felt like pushing a boulder up a hill.
"Bringing Hamas now to Jordan could be like dropping a boulder in a calm lake," said Amer Sabaileh, a Jordanian political analyst in Amman.
4ad82eb1-9b83-41c2-a62c-bdf5fed53eea EFFORTS to craft sensible immigration policies for America have long felt like pushing a boulder up a hill.
Once you've reached a point of no return, it's like pushing a boulder down a hill – it gathers momentum and won't stop.
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