stony

Example Sentences

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The long and winding route to his house takes us through the back gardens of Palestinian homes, and along stony pathways, to a hill overlooking the neighbourhood.

From BBC

Weeds grew up everywhere, through cracks in the pavement, asphalt, and patches of dry, stony soil.

From Literature

Forgotten animal pens, decaying cages and stony backdrops now sit in various states of abandonment.

From Los Angeles Times

But it was his grittiest—and that’s all Indiana needed for its famously stony coach to drop the scowl.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the moment I looked into my aunt’s stony face, any trace of the merriment I was feeling vanished like a flock of sparrows.

From Literature