stoney
adjective
a variant of stony.
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- a variation of stony.
stoney
American
[stoh-nee]
/ ˈstoʊ ni /
adjective
stonier,
stoniest
Stoney
British
/ ˈstəʊnɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Stoney
from Siouan
Example Sentences
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And the stoney bits of asphalt bedazzling my legs elevated them to the next level.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2021
It usually grows in hilly or stoney woodlands, or near streams and ditches and is hardier than the English elm.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2021
When the US election is brought up, there’s a stoney silence.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2017
Al-Katroushi wore a stoney expression, mirroring the team's quiet determination.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2012
Kingston wanted a populous back country then, and still wants it because the soil is stoney and not therefore so well adapted for agricultural operations as the soils of other parts of the province.
From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles
The ceremony in London also celebrated the induction of Casey Stoney, Kerys Harrop and Matt Beard, who died in September, into the WSL Hall of Fame.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
And I worked with all the dudes, Stoney and all those guys, and Diane Lane, who was, I don’t know, 19 years old or something.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Manchester United boss Marc Skinner, Canada boss and ex-Liverpool player Casey Stoney and former England forward Lianne Sanderson were among those in attendance.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
Casey Stoney got sent off, I had to move into the left-back position and got injured.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
Last night he’d dreamt of Stoney Sept again.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
It seemed both more substantial and more subdued, stonier and less exuberant.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2021
But with Diana as a contrast, the Queen is suddenly less regal and a good deal stonier.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2020
Yet in my experience, these wines very much bore out what I would have expected to see: The Crozes-Hermitage was the most open, and the St.-Joseph more tightly wound and stonier.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2020
That being said, the dismal returns of RoboCop prove the soil in Q1 is stonier than we think. digging.
From Time ● Feb. 19, 2014
As Torak followed the sound, the ground got stonier, and the trees shrank to waist-high birch and willow.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Sarah Paulson operates under the belief that blood once flowed through even the stoniest of hearts.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2020
Mini Grey's deliciously inventive story told through illustrations with familiar speech bubble comments will make even the stoniest and least imaginative hearts and minds believe in this beautifully imagined fantasy.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2012
Only the stoniest of hearts remains unmoved during the "reveal", as the needy, war veterans and people with disabled kids are gifted the house of their dreams.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2011
Nowadays, the punishment is less severe, but it is still enough to bring tears to the stoniest private eye.
From Time Magazine Archive
If you have the stoniest of British stares he will outstare you.
From Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty
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