stonework
noun
stone·work
ˈstōn-ˌwərk 
Examples of stonework in a Sentence
The stonework on this house is over 100 years old.
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Sometime next summer, just in time for the nation’s 250th birthday, visitors will walk down West 76th Street near Central Park West and most likely fail to notice the new wall of granite stonework and Doric columns that replaced a low brick partition and an empty lot.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
Inside, crisp stonework was on display.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
After routine inspection, engineers found cracks, voids, and failing mortar throughout the stonework.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
Stonemason James McVicar, whose 1840s home is part of the Historic Arkansas Museum, did the stonework.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Dec. 2025
Inside, crisp stonework was on display.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
After routine inspection, engineers found cracks, voids, and failing mortar throughout the stonework.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
Stonemason James McVicar, whose 1840s home is part of the Historic Arkansas Museum, did the stonework.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stonework
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“Stonework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stonework. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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