carved in stone
Example Sentences
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Recent history is, however, recent—important moments not yet carved in stone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
Ukraine's leader is a boxing fan and has a glove carved in stone gifted to him by Usyk proudly placed in his office.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023
In cemeteries from Alaska to Israel, families have memorialized their loved ones with the deceased’s most cherished recipes carved in stone.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2022
Kazaks added that initially the ECB should raise rates by 25 basis points but this increment is not carved in stone.
From Reuters • Apr. 26, 2022
Slowly the pieces came together in his mind, the giant golden snake that had just passed, the countenance he had seen carved in stone a thousand times inside the Temple of Lkossa.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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