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

“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

Though nothing is etched in stone, federal officials are considering the authorization of another booster shot this spring.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Butler’s features could have been etched in stone.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer