pebble

Example Sentences

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That’s what the creator of the chain Swig calls spiking Coke, Mountain Dew or Dr Pepper with fruit purées and flavored creams, served in plastic cups stuffed with pebble ice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

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

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

Sybille Raphael, legal director of Protect, said NHS staff felt raising concerns was "like throwing a pebble in a dark hole", adding: "It's completely pointless."

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

Keep your matches handy and organized with this multi-purpose pebble match strike that looks like two stones stacked on top of each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

Gregor froze every time a pebble moved beneath his foot, thinking he had triggered another rat assault.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins