kerbstone
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A day after the article was published, Englishman Simon Andrews was killed after colliding with a kerbstone.
From BBC • Sep. 3, 2014
Laborer Rowlands is laying a kerbstone along the edge of the Row.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her host, Lord of the Manor, Lord Lieutenant of the County, and tenth Earl of Cumberland, paused readily enough and leaned his machine against a kerbstone.
From The Survivor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
The path, from sloping from each side to the centre, kept her on a straight course, or we should have brought up against some steps, or a kerbstone, and been saved from the approaching catastrophe.
From Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman by Lacey, C. J. de
That day I wore a grey silk dress, and I remember lifting the skirt up as we passed the door and hitting the kerbstone with it.
From Sister Teresa by Moore, George (George Augustus)
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