stony
Example Sentences
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The colors offer precious flashes of charm in this novel’s harsh, stony setting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
They sit in stony silence because they are watching their life’s work being systematically dismantled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
"People didn't react like 'oh what a great guy', it was the opposite of that. It was a stony silence. There seemed to be so little connection with the UK, which struck me as odd."
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
She said the December update claiming that the backlog would be cleared by the end of February made her "hopeful", but that since then she has been met with a "stony silence".
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025
His expression was stony, and he made a little church with his fingers.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing stony
The Crucible
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The Secret Garden
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"Lift Every Voice and Sing" by James Weldon Johnson
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