gravelly - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • loam: The soil is chiefly a tenacious red clay and partly a gravelly loam.
  • residue: The gravelly residue contained a small amount of charcoal.
  • soil: The land varies from a good reddish clay or marl, to a light gravelly soil, resting on blue clay.
  • shore: Photo © Carl Farmer 22 Aug 2002 Glamaig Found here and there on sea cliffs and sandy or gravelly shores.
  • voice: Chris Rea: his gravelly baritone voice, steeped in reverb.
  • vocal: The gravelly vocals counterpointing the soaring ones, the pounding bass underscoring the jazzy riffs.

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