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For public consumption when he died, President Richard Nixon eulogised him as: "One of the giants… a national symbol of courage, patriotism and granite-like honesty and integrity."

The secret life of J Edgar Hoover 2012

Even the North Carolina zoo has had a tough time displaying its hellbender, a slightly pudgy middle-aged male with a mottled granite-like appearance.

Green Movement's New Mascot: the Slimy Snot Otter Leslie Eaton 2011

Now his dead eyes are staring up at me from inside their granite-like lids.

Masked Lou Anders 2010

Now his dead eyes are staring up at me from inside their granite-like lids.

Masked Lou Anders 2010

Only the lower strings seemed to be in tune with this haunting, granite-like masterpiece.

BBC Prom 54; La fanciulla del West; Joyce DiDonato; Simon Keenlyside; Kronos Quartet 2010

The ever-present engine howl, granite-like seats, and Jameson-stiff suspension made us feel beat up after a couple of hours.

What's a Supercar? It Does 200 MPH, Corners Like Cling Wrap, Attracts the Law. 2008

Especially since 9/11, a key feature of the political landscape has been George W. Bush's granite-like Republican/conservative base.

Living Politics: Is Bush's Base Beginning to Crumble? 2007

Or, at the very least, allow a smirk to crack my dour, granite-like visage.

Archive 2006-03-01 Patrick J. Smith 2006

Or, at the very least, allow a smirk to crack my dour, granite-like visage.

And...I laughed! Patrick J. Smith 2006

And in the gathering darkness he felt his pick strike heavily against something granite-like and unyielding.

People of the Dark Howard, Robert E. 2005