Definition: 1. A hard solid mineral substance that is found in the ground, often used for building. 2. A small piece of rock of any shape. 3. A lack of feeling or expression or movement.
Use 'stone' in a sentence:
1. Wilde fell and struck his head on the stone floor.
2. I was hit by a falling stone.
3. Small boys were skimming stones across the water.
4. A memorial stone was dedicated to those who were killed in the war.
5. The stone made a dent in the roof of the car.
6. He dropped the knife and it clattered on the stone floor.
7. He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone.
8. Some kids were throwing stones at the window.
9. They've covered an old Rolling Stones number.
10. The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog.
11. We went through a stone archway into the courtyard.
12. The stones are laid down endways to make a path.
13. A name was chiselled into the stone.
14. I waved goodbye and went down the stone harbour steps.
15. We walked down some stone steps to the beach.
16. My dad's taste in music is from the Stone Age.
17. The stone rolled down the hill.
18. He removed a stone from his shoe.
19. He weighs over 15 stone.
20. These words are carved on the stone beside his grave.
21. They had been turned to stone by an enchantment.
22. The sword struck sparks off the stone floor.
23. The fields were divided by stone walls.
24. She weighed the stone in her hand.
25. Most of the houses are built of stone.
26. We live just a stone's throw from here.
27. He hammered the wedge into the crack in the stone.
28. The stone struck her on the forehead.
29. He was chipping away at the stone.
30. Pick over the lentils and remove any little stones.
31. They just cleave the stone along the cracks.
32. The statue was carved out of a single piece of stone.
33. She carves in both stone and wood.
34. The road was paved with smooth stone slabs.
35. She's trying to lose a stone.
36. It was a plain, grey stone house.
37. Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone.
38. A large stone came flying in through the window.
39. The stone steps were worn and broken.
40. The stone was dropped from a great height.
41. Over the years, the stone steps had worn smooth.
42. The men armed themselves with sticks and stones.
43. Make sure the paving stones are flush with the lawn.
44. A large stone landed right beside him.
45. We can be very flexible ─ our entry requirements are not set in tablets of stone.
46. The stones have been worn smooth by the constant flow of water.
47. The literal meaning of 'petrify' is 'turn to stone'.
