The poet assures us that "stone walls do not a prison make," but a combination of the stone wall, the political parasite and the moral instructor is no garden of sweets. From LearnThat.org. [Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)]
He must have a heart of stone. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Her face was as hard as stone. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He wanted a special stone to mark the site. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Hi Riana, my baking "stone" is actually made out of clay. From Wordnik.com. [Recipe: Rosemary Bread (Ψωμί με Δενδρολίβανο)] Reference
Beneath it was written, "Whoso can draw me from this stone is the rightful king of Britain.". From Wordnik.com. [An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls] Reference
A pizza stone is a flat stone/unglazed ceramic tile that helps in creating a crisp crunchy pizza crust. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference
But tautai - taora, in combination, means "stone-fishing," for a stone is the instrument that is thrown. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 13] Reference
It is, beneath all, a language so sweet as to make of the English word "stone" three syllables: pi-ea-tra. From Wordnik.com. [Vittorio, The Vampire]
The builders 'rejecting of the stone is the same with the husbandmen's abusing of the son that was sent to them. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
Sometimes at this point, guys can get what we call stone blind from looking at the pile too long - they just can't find the right piece. From Wordnik.com. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News] Reference
"It's not something etched in stone," Little said. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - American League East] Reference
"Nothing is set in stone," McClatchy told USA TODAY. From Wordnik.com. [Bonds expected to hear boos from Fenway Faithful] Reference
Seriously, this man stone is our greatest filmmaker. From Wordnik.com. [Oliver Stone's W Completes Casting, Starts Filming « FirstShowing.net] Reference
It isn't set in stone that the novel is the ideal way to go. From Wordnik.com. [The Cheap eBook Revolution: What's your Dream Price for eBooks?] Reference
Those decisions are usually set in stone by the time the season starts. From Wordnik.com. [To keep your fantasy league lively, dump status quo] Reference
Beneath my scrawling, the wall begins to sizzle and the stone is falling away. From Wordnik.com. [ASTRUM EXURO • by Rhiannon Morgan] Reference
"It's not etched in stone that Tiger will play all five matches," said Strange. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - U.S. fights back in afternoon, trails by one] Reference
The operations of handling and transporting are together known as stone haulage. From Wordnik.com. [3. HANDLING THE BLOCKS] Reference
These estimates are not carved in stone and the variation in them is significant. From Wordnik.com. [About: Blinded by Science] Reference
You drop a few articles and insist they contain stone-cold evidence of your claim. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Church Uses Marquee To Speak Out Against Beck: ‘Sorry Mr Beck, Jesus Preached Social Justice’] Reference
The commandment was written in stone, engraved in the concrete slab of the driveway. From Wordnik.com. [ENTER NOT • by Kevin Jewell] Reference
Plus, NO price guide is written in stone-they all can be changed on a moments notice. From Wordnik.com. [COIN PRICING GUIDES – Commentary by Laura Sperber : Coin Collecting News] Reference
We're not etching anything in stone, but Rickey will be playing the next several days. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - American League East] Reference
Better tell that to “elbruce” cause he already has this poll etched in stone …. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Poll Confirms Massachusetts Election Was Not A Rejection Of Health Care Reform] Reference
Consumer behavior is not set in stone, it evolves with the times and the circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [conventional wisdom] Reference
We have already seen that the timeline is not set in stone and that things can be changed. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes Season 2 Officially Sucks] Reference
The two party system is about as etched in stone as the 24 hour cycle of the sun and moon. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Casts a Larger Shadow (Convention) - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Bradford: These estimates are not carved in stone and the variation in them is significant. From Wordnik.com. [About: Blinded by Science] Reference
So if we don't think the stone is going to make it to its destination, we'll start sweeping. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - U.S. Olympian Jamie Johnson out to show that curling rocks] Reference
"It has kind of been set in stone — that's how we have to play to be effective," Torres said. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Cupline: NHL takes time to get replay review correct] Reference
DiCaprio's Appian Way will produce, although a production schedule hasn't been set in stone yet. From Wordnik.com. [Leonardo DiCaprio Cast as Nolan Bushnell in Atari « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Oh, and since when was that 60-vote requirement etched in stone or written into the constitution?. From Wordnik.com. [Winners and Losers: Election 2010] Reference
He quickly learns that the stone is no gem - it is the egg of a dragon, long-thought to be extinct. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: Eragon by Christopher Paolini] Reference
"This game is about putting your name in stone and sealing your legacy as a team," Pennington said. From Wordnik.com. [NFL - National Football League - Green Bay vs. N.Y. Jets] Reference
It is curious that the large stone sledge-hammers now in use are not called by the name stone-hammers, but by a distinct word. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868] Reference
Cube considered the gifts, then put the name stone in the purse and tucked the purse in her waistband where the pouch had been. From Wordnik.com. [Cube Route]
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