pebbles

Example Sentences

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From dawn, crowds of pilgrims gathered in the valley of Mina, southeast of the holy city of Mecca, to throw pebbles at concrete pillars symbolising the devil.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

And at the waterfall, snails that could easily be confused for pebbles slowly trudged along algae-covered rocks as Semple Run flowed by.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

Planetesimals were among the first sizable objects to form from the swirling disc of dust and pebbles that surrounded the young Sun.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

If you can see tiny pebbles, it’s concrete.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The water near the bank was a clear, pale green, cool over my ankles, and the pebbles at the bottom were dappled with sunlight.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt