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

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

Jesus, totally disregarding Mosaic law, said unto them: “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.”

From The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 by Flower, B. O. (Benjamin Orange)