cairn

Example Sentences

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One person would stay at the first cairn while another would try to locate the next cairn.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

The archaeologists said a stone chamber lay at the centre of the cairn, and this was surrounded by six smaller cells.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023

I’ve been there myself, digging as deep as I could into the long and honorable history of my cairn terriers and Pomeranians.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2021

In yet another reminder that we’re in Hollywood, on the other side of the stone wall stands a memorial to the cairn terrier that played Toto in the movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2021

“Of course you can,” she replied, and in a loud voice asked for a volunteer to escort me back to the cairn.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs