through stone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of through stone
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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Washington is a city obsessed with projecting power through stone, and littered with overinflated federal buildings of white marble dressed up with colonnades, pediments and porticos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Cracks slice through stone walls and floor tiles, houses have been reinforced and propped up by huge wooden beams, a construction company truck is parked in almost every driveway.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2022
A man in a hard hat sliced through stone in the middle of the hallway with a water-jet cutter.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2021
Within the stone walls of the medieval village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio, narrow lanes weave through stone arches, cobbled piazzas and overhanging buildings.
From Reuters ● Nov. 4, 2016
Hunger breaks through stone walls; stern necessity will find a way or make one.
From Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power by Marden, Orison Swett
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