paving stone
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The addition of heavy landscape planters and thick paving stone on the pool deck in the 1990s further stressed the building, adding tons of uncalculated deadweight to the deficient slab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Mysterious Hebrew writing found by builders on a paving stone while renovating a home is essentially gibberish, a university academic has concluded.
From BBC ● May 23, 2024
And every relationship leap is a paving stone leading to its action-heavy finale, "Hegemony," and the U.S.S.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2023
“These are the units to measure the worth / Of this woman as a woman regardless of birth,” a paving stone underneath the sculpture reads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2021
The front’s been ripped out and glassed over, the lawn is paving stone.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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