stones
Example Sentences
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The president has weighed in on paving stones, marble, flagpoles and other aesthetic details around the White House as he reshapes the presidential grounds.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Also on Heritage Crafts' red list is dry stone walling - an ancient method of building structures from interlocking stones without using any mortar.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Near the base of a column atop which Saint Simeon Stylites once perched, scattered stones lay bare the damage inflicted on the surrounding Byzantine monastery in northern Syria by war, looting and rampant illegal excavations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
On a recent scorching afternoon, he stood on top of a truck, leveling out the stones with a shovel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Steam crinkled her hair as she used a forked stick to drop in red-hot stones.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
