stone
Example Sentences
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Anthony Joshua weighed in almost two stone heavier than Jake Paul for Friday's controversial heavyweight bout as part of an unusual stipulation.
From BBC
Formerly dubbed “The Brick City” for its long-vanished stone industry, Hebron was once a vibrant farm town for families and business owners.
From Salon
Its character is somber and brooding, partly because of its materials—precast concrete, finely sandblasted to suggest dark gray stone—and partly because of the deep shadows they cast.
When they took the stone to the city's official diamond evaluator, they learnt they had found a 15.34-carat gem-quality diamond - one of the finest varieties of natural diamonds that exist.
From BBC
There’s original polished wood paneling on the ceiling and a stone fireplace.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
