stonework
Example Sentences
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"Its dramatic five-storey Great Tower, remarkable stonework and exceptional period detailing place it among the country's most important historic houses."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
“Three days ago, while admiring the stonework, I happened to notice a huge gash in the limestone that extended more than 25 yards long. It was deep and nasty!” he wrote.
From Salon • Aug. 31, 2025
So Underwood redesigned the structure, creating a more rustic lodge out of the original stonework, perched on the very edge of the canyon.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025
The rise has been attributed by the Minster to inflation and the impact of climate change on the historic building's stonework, which has deteriorated.
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025
The place seemed to be a geometrically reconfigured 1960s bachelor pad, with open stonework, pile carpeting, and magnificently ugly mushroom-shaped stained glass lampshades.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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