turn to stone
Example Sentences
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Was the tail of that airplane adorned with a Gorgon so realistic that anyone who gazed upon it would turn to stone?
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2020
And then I looked at him, at this man who in a previous life I might have liked or even loved—and watched him turn to stone.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 8, 2019
Say the word, say the number, and turn to stone.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2018
Before long, we might all turn to stone.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2012
I turn to stone, not even daring to breathe.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
