Examples of cobble in a Sentence

Verb expensive leather shoes cobbled in Italy Noun a street paved with cobbles

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Richard Nixon successfully used antiabortion positions to appeal to Catholic voters; Republicans have been using the prospect of overturning Roe vs. Wade to cobble together an improbable coalition of Catholics, evangelicals and far right groups. — Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022 The problem the Hockeys are trying to solve is that fintechs and large tech companies often need to cobble together a patchwork of financial services partners to offer basic products. — Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 The teams’ similarities could make for a low-scoring game in which whoever is able to cobble together the most offense will come out on top. — New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022 The former union leader, a figure that was able to cobble together impossible alliances, had banked on cooperating with the center-right to keep the Sweden Democrats out of power. — Time, 25 Nov. 2021 The former union leader, a figure that was able to cobble together impossible alliances, had banked on cooperating with the center-right to keep the Sweden Democrats out of power. — Niclas Rolander, Bloomberg.com, 25 Nov. 2021 Even down 23 in the fourth quarter, the Magic were able to cobble together a run of their own to cut the deficit to 13 at the end. — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021 The club has shown the ability to cobble together a strong bullpen. — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021 But now that YouTube has fully matured into a mainstream component of many consumers’ media diet—a process accelerated by the pandemic—asking creators to cobble together revenue via third-party services seems less than efficient. — Adario Strange, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun According to Time Out, design firm Caret Studio has installed white, painted squares on the stone cobbles of Piazza Giotto in Vicchio to show people how to keep a safe distance. — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2020 Look for a smooth, oval-shaped stone with fine pores, such as the quartzite or dark basalt cobbles found along most riverbeds. — Keith Mccafferty, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2020 Patreons of the arts Phillip Cotter, like most local working musicians, cobbles together various revenue streams to make a living. — Chris Varias, Cincinnati.com, 20 Mar. 2020 Along the glistening cobbles of the bank, a black ouzel bobbed and flew rock to rock, staying just ahead of me, keeping me company. — Peter Heller, Outdoor Life, 17 Feb. 2020 The ambitious couple sat front-row at fashion shows, chopped it up with Dapper Dan and Asap Rocky, and hit the historical cobble-stone streets for their usual photo opps. — Nandi Howard, Essence, 27 Sep. 2019 Georgetown is a good place to glimpse such palimpsests, which include the cobbles and streetcar tracks on O and P streets. — John Kelly, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2019 Gilets with sweat on their brows diligently dug up cobbles or chipped fresh stone projectiles from the facades of buildings. — Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019 The site’s capuchins use quartzite cobbles as hammerstones, and tree limbs and loose stones as anvils. — The Economist, 27 June 2019 See More

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