pebble

Example Sentences

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It’s a triangular pebble with smoothed edges that I plucked from a pile of gravel in northern Minnesota.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

“You throw a pebble in New York, you hit someone in therapy,” she laughs.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

“You’re seeing a glowing tunnel of hot air that might be 10 miles in diameter produced by this very tiny little pebble that’s passing through the atmosphere and burns up,” Krupp said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

The dramatic scene in which Mariko attempts to leave Osaka Castle with a group of advisors being held hostage inside sees her inching forward on the pebble road beneath her feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

It was like a painting too vivid to be real—every pebble, every blade of grass sharply defined, the sky so blue it hurt me to look at it.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt