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Telford started out as a stonemason, and Day reckons the high standard of craftmanship is down to his background.—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026 The brothers, along with some friends and local stonemasons, spent 135 straight days renovating the building, staying true to the original footprint while adding a big picture window in the living room as well as a sprawling deck.—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026 After leaving Ailsa Craig, the granite boulders go to a stonemason in Newton Stewart, about 50 miles south of Mauchline, where they are sliced into slabs with a diamond wire saw.—Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026 Shelburn’s neighbor, a stonemason, taught them how to mortar and lay bricks.—Tory Basile, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stonemason