cobbled
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Cobbled together some 25 years ago to reconcile conflicting observations, the standard cosmological theory has proved remarkably resilient.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2024
Cobbled together from found objects — a lamp with a crooked shade, rusty tools, a shopping cart commandeered as an operating table — it imbues the site of an at-home abortion with almost unbearable forlornness.
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2022
Cobbled sections are raced across in the European races known as the spring classics, one-day races that include the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.
From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2015
Nicknamed Spartacus for his aggressive riding style, the Swiss crashed badly in March and missed the Cobbled Classics.
From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2015
Cobbled roads, skirted by lines of poplars, radiate from the town in all directions.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by Parrott, James Edward
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