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How to use the word rocking in a Sentence?

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For almost two days, we were a rocking and rolling and a slipping and sliding through the Drake Passage and we were holding on for dear life, it was just wild.

Ellie Hamby

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I believe Hillary Clinton, hillary Clinton appears to be having the time of Hillary Clinton life. These days Hillary Clinton’s more likely to be hanging with Kardashians, not campaigning. From rocking fashion forward caftans on red carpets to owning thestage on The View this morning, on the eve of Hillary Clinton Netflix premiere, planning another presidential campaign is highly unlikely.

Jehmu Green

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The process of making this album has been the most fulfilling yet, and I'm grateful to my fans and collaborators for being on this journey with me. Never have I been more sure of Demi Lovato and my music, and this record speaks that for itself, to my Lovatics who have been rocking out with me since the beginning and those who are just now coming along for the ride, thank you. This record is for you.

Demi Lovato

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We celebrated that, i guess if it hadn’t been for the cost of power, we would still be rocking and rolling.

Andy Meserve

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Texas is, by rhetoric, anti-renewables. But frankly, renewables are bailing us out, they're rocking. That really spares us a lot of heartache and a lot of money.

Michael Webber

Found on CNN
1 year ago

People are scared stiff, they're petrified of rocking the boat and losing their position.

Simon Latimer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Obviously, you see the swag he plays with, the energy he plays with, the uniqueness with his athleticism but also his unique playmaking ability, too, obviously, he’s a highlight reel, but then I would say he’s also a guy that impacts winning. So he does it all and hopefully the way he handles himself on the court, he handles himself in the media and community is just inspiring to others and hopefully someone who’s rocking the Ja jersey or rocking any of our Grizzlies jerseys out there, it’s a testament to what this team stands for.

Taylor Jenkins

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We went to Wilmington in June to send JPMorganChase a message - 15 of us elders were arrested in front of their credit card headquarters in rocking chairs. At that time we were demanding that Chase quit funding fossil projects. We at Occupy Biden had the same message - we called on President Biden to declare a climate emergency and to end all new fossil projects.

Michael Bagdes-Canning

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

At some point, I want to go to a rocking chair. At some point I want to have more time to play golf.

James Clyburn

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It was probably 10 or 15 seconds of rocking back and forth and tons of noise, and then we came to a stop. Really we didn't know what was going on for a couple of minutes.

Passenger Megan Vandervest

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I would describe the experience as kind of extreme turbulence on an airplane but louder, and there was kind of a lot of smoke smell. The first thought I really had when I woke up was,' Oh my God we're derailing,' it was probably 10 or 15 seconds of rocking back and forth and tons of noise, and then we came to a stop. Really we didn't know what was going on for a couple of minutes.

Passenger Megan Vandervest

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I would describe the experience as kind of extreme turbulence on an airplane but louder, and there was kind of a lot of smoke smell. The first thought I really had when I woke up was,' Oh my God we're derailing,' it was probably 10 or 15 seconds of rocking back and forth and tons of noise, and then we came to a stop. Really we didn't know what was going on for a couple minutes.

Megan Vanderves

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The doctors made a mistake in telling me that I’m going to be OK in a couple weeks, when they said that, I said, ‘All right, we’re rocking.’ If everything progresses the way it should, I want to be back before the end of the season and hopefully I am.

Chris Bassitt

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The defense behind me tonight was outstanding, those guys played a really good game. Their guy did a good job, too, so it was a good win. Last night was a tough loss. We just couldn’t lose this one. The clubhouse is rocking right now.

Adam Wainwright

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They were rocking, it was really loud and they were going. But they’re fine because it’s just the steady kind of noise. So it almost feels like just white noise. So it’s not that bad. But it definitely makes it more lively out there. You definitely hear them.

Patrick Reed

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Ever since we were little, you’ve always been there for me. I’m so glad we’re still friends, and I bet that one day we’ll be sitting side-by-side in our rocking chairs at the nursing home laughing at all of our crazy times together.

Birthday

added by ValidVibes
3 years ago

We've had two and a half months of rocking risk-on that's taken equities market further than anybody would have expected and we're having a big co-ordinated joined-up pause ahead of the Fed meeting.

Kit Juckes

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Grama Linda, it's now your time to relax, but first you must learn the definition of that and then learn to sit without rocking, learn to appreciate quiet, no more piles and piles of laundry to fold, groceries to buy, diapers to change, it's your time now to rest, go through your memories, put your feet up or take a nap and try to understand how incredibly worthy you are to do whatever the hell you want.

Tonya Stratton

Found on CNN
4 years ago

There was a bit of wind near ground level so we were rocking side to side as we approached the runway.

Eric Wynne

Found on CNN
4 years ago

St. Louis hasn't had anything like this in a long time, they've never had it actually, the place is going to be rocking and we are going to be ready to go and we are excited for that game.

The Blues

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It was interesting to play sober, we're weaving( guitar parts) a lot more conscientiously now. We're much more aware of the gaps and the spaces between. We're in our seventies, but we're still rocking like we're 40-year-olds, you know ?

Ronnie Wood

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Well the way with everything, the wakes and the rocking of the boats, they hit each other and he slipped, he caught himself, thank God.

Good Samaritan Kate Barriger

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Nothing like printing the face of a Prince or Duchess on a swimming costume and rocking it proudly on the beach.

Ekaterina Vankova

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

At the moment he decided to fire, the rocking was ongoing.

Sean Chapman

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

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