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stony

[stoh-nee] / ˈstoʊ ni /


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The last part of our journey is a climb up a stony hillside.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

They sit in stony silence because they are watching their life’s work being systematically dismantled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

But instead Petrosian was left stony faced, and she exited the stage quickly when it was confirmed she had missed the podium.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

But it was his grittiest—and that’s all Indiana needed for its famously stony coach to drop the scowl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

I prayed that I would look out the door and the smell would be gone and the potatoes would be growing strong in the stony field.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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