pebbles

Example Sentences

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They then spent the night under the stars at Muzdalifah, halfway between Arafat and Mina, where they collected pebbles for the stoning.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

"VAR was introduced to, in Fifa's terminology, not to look for pebbles but look for boulders," former Scottish Premiership referee Bobby Madden told 5 Live.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

And at the waterfall, snails that could easily be confused for pebbles slowly trudged along algae-covered rocks as Semple Run flowed by.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

To Ray’s stoic exterior, Colin’s good manners are like pebbles bouncing off a marble god.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Chattana was like a pile of pebbles: if you stepped on it, it would shift and change until the surface was the bottom and the bottom was the top.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat