masonry
Example Sentences
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Locals sometimes used to swim around the stone masonry.
Because the unreinforced masonry building is in desperate need of seismic upgrades and its insides are largely gutted, a restoration will be expensive.
From Seattle Times
A police officer told the court a member of the public located the animal buried up to its neck, in a remote part of the park, with a large piece of masonry on its head.
From BBC
The feat of the Pyramids fit with the mind-set of the Masons, who employ masonry and construction as a metaphor for self-betterment.
From Washington Post
In the city's main square, fountains with sculptures of Greek gods and goddesses have been wrapped in flame-retardant fabric and covered with scaffolds to protect them from falling masonry.
From BBC
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