cobblestone
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- cobblestoned adjective
Etymology
Origin of cobblestone
First recorded in 1400–50, cobblestone is from the late Middle English word cobylstone. See cobble 1, stone
Example Sentences
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“The Punch Bowl,” made in late 1944, when Germany was on its knees, portrayed a “good old German never-never land of unspoiled cobblestone streets.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Footage shared on social media showed the crumpled yellow funicular overturned on the cobblestone street and people running from the area as smoke filled the air.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
I slipped in the rain on a cobblestone street in London and severely broke my wrist.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025
Early the next morning, I rented an e-scooter and rattled through cobblestone streets to a market.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2025
In some neighborhoods, old stucco villas with red-tiled roofs crowded the cobblestone streets, so that if Percy concentrated just on those areas, he could imagine he was back in ancient times.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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