marble

Example Sentences

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What looked like a jumbo Parmesan wheel resting on a marble slab by the door of the Moroccan-style hammam was actually a block of shea-butter soap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Every year, local people come along and rub beach sand into the marble headstones so the names of those U.S. soldiers can still be read.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The Palm Room foyer was decked in marble and chandeliers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It said that there had been no "disappearance" of the bull's testicles and the pink marble used for the restoration was considered the closest material to the work's original appearance.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The floor was the same as ever, black marble, but around them were windows looking out on a swirling night sky, the lights of Manhattan beneath them.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny