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

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

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

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

A Neanderthal man is believed to have dipped his finger in red pigment to paint a nose on a pebble around 43,000 years ago.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

And just when he had it clenched, the tiny bit of plastic slipped from his grip, hit the floor, bounced and rolled like a pebble, before—in what seemed like slow motion—falling through a crack.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds