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

Already have I gone so far that I can no longer cast a stone at any sinful woman.

From Peter the Priest by Jókai, Mór

Lifting Himself up He answered them, in a terse sentence that has become proverbial: "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward