sandstone

Example Sentences

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The church was built of local sandstone from a nearby quarry and was created in the decorated English Gothic style.

From BBC

Townspeople quickly rebuilt downtown with bricks and local sandstone instead of wood.

From Seattle Times

Sharp points of orange sandstone emerged from a layer of conglomerate rock — from a certain angle, it appeared to be a dinosaur-tooth greeting from the past.

From New York Times

The council ordered Donelan’s company against removing the piles of wood and sandstone from the site.

From Washington Post

Mr Hamilton's son Jamie told the BBC he had a fragment of the red sandstone in a piece of jewellery his father gave to his mother.

From BBC