cobbled
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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That last element illustrated a sport in rude health and again raised the question of why organisers had not run the traditional closing stage over the scenic cobbled hill before its debut visit last year.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Rucci searched for land along Imperial Valley’s towering power lines and cobbled together dusty lots in an abandoned industrial area next to a giant Homeland Security complex and a housing development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Beneath are the roofs and cobbled streets of the medieval Old Town, where ancient pubs stand among jewelers specializing in local jet.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
A leather factory worker in Minnesota who had fled El Salvador, Aguilar cobbled together the money in installments through loans from friends and that year’s tax refund.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
They must have only been taken from the bigger camps, not the smaller ones that had been cobbled together farther west.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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