stoned

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The first Sunday service after the arrests, streamed from pastors outside the mainland, included a meditation on the biblical account of Stephen, the first-century disciple stoned to death for his faith.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

“I have been convicted and sacrificed and crucified and stoned without a trial and without the option to defend myself.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

After being stoned for no gain on third-and-5 from Texas’ 39-yard line with less than a minute left, he was helped off by two trainers without putting pressure on his left foot.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

“It’s just not possible that police forces are so overstretched, that private property is destroyed, that buses are stoned and people injured,” Oudea-Castera said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 4, 2023

Her feet are so cold, and just hours ago they were running over the stoned streets, and suddenly there are tears falling down my face.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse