Example Sentences

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The gruelling French farm tracks with their jagged cobblestones seem barely fit for a cow's hoof, let alone a Lycra-clad cyclists' thin tyre and ultra-light bike.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Once on the Parisian cobblestones, he could well become the real attraction.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

“There’s so much texture when you’re looking at walls, streets, the surfaces of buildings, the cobblestones, stairways. It’s granite, plaster, rock, marble, whatever it is, and in black and white, it emphasizes the texture.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

Upon entering a cavernous room, its barely lit cobblestones reflecting a sickly green, you are charged by a towering beast that can be overcome only through a punishing sequence of precise dodges and parrying.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2024

At the edge of the cobblestones was a bit of well-manured earth where a lovely rose bush grew and a row of bright red geraniums.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith