Example Sentences
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Two diggers, as well as a crane that was lifting up concrete slabs was also there.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
The buildings collapsed into heaps, exposing thick layers of styrofoam that had been used as mortar between slabs of concrete.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
The Bear, Jimmy’s money pit, might as well be housed within slabs of soggy, stale Saltines.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026
Luxe flooring includes slabs of Italian marble and oak, while the new kitchen serves up top-of-the-line appliances and marble counters, and the bathrooms are clad in marble.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
Stone cutters and sculptors finished the moldings and capitals while masons laid the stone slabs that made up the floor.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
