in stone

phrase

: in or into a permanent and unchangeable state

plans are not carved/etched/set/written in stone

Examples of in stone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This incredible trail freezes a single, ancient walk in stone. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

With TreVeyon Henderson out, Rhamondre Stevenson is ‘unbenchable’ This situation has been pretty clear for a few days, but it’s now etched in stone. — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

But now it’s etched in stone for all of history that this is not an unsolved case. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

This is one of risk’s most obvious gifts, the chance to experience that rare, thin-slicing acuity where each separate millisecond stands out like an image etched in stone. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in stone

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone