stone

Example Sentences

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One of the most remarkable discoveries at Xigou was evidence of hafted stone tools, representing the earliest known composite tools in East Asia.

From Science Daily

He was nervous about everything; always assessing the world, every stick and stone, every car and street, every instrument in the kitchen, for how it might harm Christopher.

From Literature

It wasn’t what I’d have imagined as a boy: a castle on a lonely cliff, scholars in robes rushing down stone stairways with heavy books.

From Literature

In the meantime, the stoics among us will just wait until this too shall pass — like a bad kidney stone.

From Salon

She received life-saving treatment at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and has now revamped her lifestyle, lost five stone and feels "so lucky to be alive".

From BBC