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
In the hamlet of Cevio Vecchio, I climbed through stone, moss and the odd palm tree toward more than 60 “grotti,” ancient caves carved into the rock.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
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
“It’s a force that can cut through stone, and parenting is something you fail at every day, but it doesn’t mean you love your children any less.”
From New York Times ● May 5, 2021
The door swung open, revealing a dark passage, cut partly through stone and partly through earth.
From Cast Upon the Breakers by Horatio Alger
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