stone

Example Sentences

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The 725-acre campus, adorned by stone neo-Gothic buildings, is largely tax-exempt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Hours later, Pakistan's government said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had met Vance, expressing hope the talks would serve as "a stepping stone toward durable peace in the region".

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

A statue of the rodent carved from local stone by artists was unveiled in Siem Reap, Cambodia on Friday, in time for the International Day for Mine Awareness on 4 April.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Long after the owl, hutia, and possibly even the bees had disappeared, paleontologists uncovered this unusual record preserved in stone.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The rocks became bigger, the trees smaller; then the trees were left behind entirely as they streamed out onto a stone flatness like nothing he’d ever known.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver