pebbles

Example Sentences

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From dawn, crowds of pilgrims gathered in the valley of Mina, southeast of the holy city of Mecca, to throw pebbles at concrete pillars symbolising the devil.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

That pressure trapped large amounts of dust, allowing small clumps known as pebbles to collect there.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

And at the waterfall, snails that could easily be confused for pebbles slowly trudged along algae-covered rocks as Semple Run flowed by.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

And so the tradition has continued and on Boxing Day last year, Clarke was hunting for the beads, but she spotted an altogether very different looking fossil amongst the pebbles on the beach.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

I scooped up a handful of pebbles and started laying them out on the blacktop.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee