For the jagged rock along the quarry's surface could not hold.

If that were true, if his theory was correct, the rock would hit and hold.

"You need the bigger rocks to hold the smaller fragments and dirt."

Wade, get the boy a rock to hold him down.

When the rocks can no longer hold the tension, they give way and produce earthquakes.

The silence was so profound it seemed that the rocks themselves held vigil.

The rocks he'd set at either end held it in place.

At the top, a heavy rock held the hingeless door in place, trapping the dog inside.

He also expects a small share of everyone's drugs, he said, "a rock, a piece, enough to hold me for a while."

The rock held, and I moved myself a little.