pebble

Example Sentences

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It’s a triangular pebble with smoothed edges that I plucked from a pile of gravel in northern Minnesota.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

“You throw a pebble in New York, you hit someone in therapy,” she laughs.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

“You’re seeing a glowing tunnel of hot air that might be 10 miles in diameter produced by this very tiny little pebble that’s passing through the atmosphere and burns up,” Krupp said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

Jennifer Strong and Zach Smith transformed the lawn and concrete driveway in front of their Eagle Rock home in 2022, left, into long raised beds for growing food connected with pebble and deck walkways, right.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

I tossed a pebble into the creek and watched the water ripple and the minnows scatter.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor