cast a stone at

Example Sentences

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I don’t want to cast a stone at Chrissie Hynde — just at that one particular statement.

From The Guardian • Sep. 2, 2015

"He that is without sin among you," he finally declared, "let him first cast a stone at her."

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2015

We are not all expected to be Damiens; a man may conceive his duty more narrowly, he may love his comforts better; none will cast a stone at him for that.

From Time Magazine Archive

We are not all expected to be Damiens; a man may conceive his duty more narrowly, he may love his comforts better; and none will cast a stone at him for that.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Gladly would they have spared Padre Antonio's feelings, but their hatred and jealousy were too intense and the opportunity to cast a stone at her too tempting for flesh and blood to resist.

From When Dreams Come True by Berger, William Merritt