stones

Example Sentences

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Shake a bucket of gravel and larger stones will rise to the top as smaller grains sink below.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The city removes the remaining stones to the edge of the park.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Researchers say these asymmetrical designs demonstrate that the toolmakers understood how to manage the stones as three-dimensional objects rather than simply chipping away randomly.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

The night before, residents had reported stones being thrown into the estate on Monday night.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

He is a doctor, and the wife is often in pain because she suffers from kidney stones.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar