set in concrete
Example Sentences
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It is an artifact set in concrete, chiseled away to reveal a replica of the Flatiron Building in New York City.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Use pressure-treated 4-by-4 posts set in concrete, and cedar or pressure-treated 2-by-4 posts run horizontally between them, to create a basic frame.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2020
Nothing’s set in concrete this year, not that anything was.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2016
“I always say, nothing is set in concrete and, at least political speaking, the concrete hasn’t even been poured yet.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2014
Vole hadn’t tried to stop him because she knew that all the rocks were set in concrete.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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