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cobblestone

[kob-uhl-stohn] / ˈkɒb əlˌstoʊn /








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We would be sipping ice-cold spritzes at cafés overlooking the Mediterranean, frolicking down cobblestone streets lined with charming boutiques, and marveling at the frescoes and marble sculptures adorning grand cathedrals.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

But another Nantucket exists too: one of quaint cobblestone streets, sunsets that have to be seen to be believed and secluded beaches where you can spend hours without seeing another soul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

The shop is in Paved Court, a narrow, cobblestone pedestrian street lined with boutique shops, cafes and restaurants.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

Old-timers who never thought they would see an African soccer team playing at the home of the New England Patriots also never thought they would see people dancing on their cobblestone streets in tribal costumes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 1994

When we arrived in Souilly, the bumps of a dirt road became bumps of a cobblestone road.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Tanks, jeeps and amphibious vehicles rolled over the cobblestones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The gray skies part, the clouds lift and a warm maternal comfort spreads across the film, creeping in like the sun’s rays falling on cobblestones still shining from a sudden downpour.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

Once on the Parisian cobblestones, he could well become the real attraction.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

Families out in busy shops and cafes, a salty breeze from the Humber cutting through the heat rising from the cobblestones.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025

The cobblestones were losing the last of the sun’s heat and the wind was picking up.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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