stone

Example Sentences

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I try to keep my footsteps light on the hallway’s stone floor, to make as little noise as possible.

From Literature

As we pass through the stone walls of the town, all the last Jews departing form a procession so large we are a river of people.

From Literature

To investigate the stones' journey, Curtin scientists used advanced mineral "fingerprinting" methods to study microscopic grains found in rivers near Salisbury Plain in southern England.

From Science Daily

At one point, he refused to leave the house for a year, ballooning to 17 stone.

From BBC

In his field, just a stone's throw from his house, Kone still works only with a machete and wears open-toed shoes.

From Barron's