lapidary
Example Sentences
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Clarifying all of this was the lapidary statement of Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, a former wrestler and mixed martial artist who has been selected as Kristi Noem’s replacement at DHS.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
Nor are they much concerned with irony, lapidary prose, etc.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023
Outside of science, his interests included winemaking, lapidary work and cultivating orchids.
From Scientific American • Sep. 6, 2022
“In other words, it’s an Almodóvar movie with all the attendant gifts that implies: lapidary technique, calculated perversity, intelligent wit.”
From New York Times • May 14, 2020
It would have been too much to hope for names from the lapidary in Paris.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.