sandstone

Example Sentences

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The majestic sandstone villa on Madison Avenue that the company shared with the Archdiocese of New York, and the quaint house in its logo, conveyed a sense of noncorporate charm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Niscemi, home to some 25,000 people and built on sandstone and clay, suffered a landslide in the same area nearly 30 years ago, and residents said this week's disaster had been long in the making.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

In effect, the clays acted like a natural cement, binding sand grains together and preserving detailed outlines and impressions of soft tissues within sandstone.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

They went to the Valley of Fire State Park, which features fantastical sandstone formations the same color as the museum’s renderings.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Like the sandstone altar on which they had died, the shape of their lives had been determined years before—before the horses began their gallop, their sorrel bodies arching for that final collision.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover