sandstone
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But getting dressed required parental assistance, the bass pulsing off the sandstone was a techno remix of “The Wheels on the Bus,” and the drinks were apple juice and formula.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
In close proximity to the sandstone peaks of Zion National Park, St. George has a bustling downtown for travelers to return to after a day of hiking.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
The focus of the research is the Altar Stone, a six-ton sandstone megalith located at the center of Stonehenge.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
A rash of glass and steel towers surround 19th Century sandstone buildings left from when a hospital occupied the city centre site.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
The water oozed out from the dark orange sandstone at the base of the long mesa.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
More than 50 York sandstones are reported to have been taken from Grade II listed St George's Church in Tyldesley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of Thursday morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
Sedimentary rocks like sandstones form when preexisting rocks break down into bits that pile up and stick together to form a new rock.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 12, 2023
It also found sandstones with coarse grains, which might have formed in a fast-flowing river.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 7, 2022
At Aniakchak, he is most interested in the gray mudstones and yellowish sandstones stacked on each other like layers of a cake.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2021
Their bodies worked rhythmically back and forth, and the sandstones produced a series of harsh, grating screeches that caused icy trickles to run down Ranofer’s spine and set his teeth to aching.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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