stones

Example Sentences

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Shake a bucket of gravel and larger stones will rise to the top as smaller grains sink below.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The city removes the remaining stones to the edge of the park.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The night before, residents had reported stones being thrown into the estate on Monday night.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In one scene it lingers for what struck me as an inexplicably, even discomfitingly long time on the handsome face of a young sociopath pranking a pair of little kids with small stones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Danny breathed in the scent of fresh flowers, the green of the park, the moss on the stones, even the hot dogs from a nearby stand.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova