etched in stone

Example Sentences

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"I don't think that many people believe that those numbers are etched in stone just yet," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

“His is but one story of many whose names are etched in stone on our memorial.”

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

“I have nothing that’s truly etched in stone, except what is truly right,” Garvey said of his own ideology at the late-January debate hosted by Politico.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2024

We teach these little boilerplates, the ones that are etched in stone in Washington at his monument.

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

The angrier he got, the steadier his voice became, until it seemed as if he were speaking words etched in stone.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon