stony-hearted
Example Sentences
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It’s sad and stony-hearted that the Lakers should unload LeBron James, recoup resources, unload his albatross-like salary, and build a championship contender bolstered by Luka Doncic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
However, you'dbe stony-hearted indeed not to watch this on the edge of tears throughout.
From The Guardian • Jun. 27, 2012
Right on schedule, Nixon delivered his TV speech�which even stony-hearted critics ruled as the best of his political career.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had seen the convulsions of the stony-hearted squire in the midst of his fetters, he had seen the tender child collapse beneath the touch of the horrible virago, and he had fulfilled his mission.
From The Day of Wrath by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)
"It's a pity you couldn't have kept your long, Irish tongue still for a day!" he grumbled, and Dan laughed and thumped him soundly upon the chest for an ungrateful and stony-hearted old Scotchman.
From The Silver Maple by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller
