limestone
Example Sentences
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West of Cairo, Egypt’s capital, a beautifully tended cemetery, roses and all, carries the graves of many of Montgomery’s Eighth Army, their names and regiments carefully inscribed on the pink limestone.
The artwork was preserved in limestone caves in southeastern Sulawesi, on the nearby island of Muna.
From Science Daily
“Grand and lavish, this limestone townhouse, on a highly coveted block known for its magnificent residences, is truly unparalleled,” it stated, noting that the property was “designed for luxurious living and the highest caliber entertaining.”
From MarketWatch
Blood stained the white limestone rocks, blending in with the West Bank's distinctive reddish soil.
From Barron's
Nothing would be left but dust, and chunks of limestone, and bits of thatch settling on the floor.
From Literature
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