pebble
Example Sentences
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Yet as I wrangled them into my closet, something kept nagging at me like a pebble in an insole: Bernie Sanders’ eye-rolling dismissal outside the Senate elevator.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
"Last night isn't a pebble, it is not even a grain of sand. It goes against the whole ethos of why VAR was introduced."
From BBC • May 14, 2026
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
The design also weaves Loewe’s pebble texture and On’s signature semitranslucent mesh, bound together with drawstring elastic laces for an athletic shoe with luxury flair.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
It was awkward as a pebble on his tongue, and sounded like the name of an enchantress from a far distant land.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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Black and Gray
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