How to Use carved/etched/set/written in stone in a Sentence
carved/etched/set/written in stone
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The plans are not set in stone and could shift, sources said.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 4 Jan. 2024
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The top four spots in the lineup have been carved in stone.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 20 June 2023
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In most such games, bids and plays, once made, are set in stone.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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The good news is that these beliefs aren’t set in stone.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Well, can the future be changed, or is it set in stone?
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 May 2024
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Once a smart contract is deployed, the terms are set in stone.
—Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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The test phase of the new technology is not set in stone.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
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When that didn’t happen, well, the rest of the season was written in stone.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
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The ending wasn’t set in stone from the very beginning.
—Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
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As much as some things are already set in stone, there are some spots up for grabs.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 22 July 2024
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And, of course, demographic trends are just that, and aren’t set in stone.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
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The script’s written in stone, expect the chiefs to benefit off alot of calls.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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Just a month out from the election, 20% of likely voters say their votes are not set in stone.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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There are still options out there, but nothing is set in stone.
—Mark Sutherland, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
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Ham did hint that the number of minutes James plays this season is not set in stone.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2023
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And keep in mind nothing is set in stone yet, which means all options are still on the table.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 July 2023
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Exactly how the money will be saved is not set in stone.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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But the decision isn’t set in stone yet, as Meta awaits the outcome of an appeal.
—Carlos Mureithi, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2023
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But right now, there isn’t much about the eventual vaccine that’s set in stone.
—Emily Brindley, courant.com, 24 Nov. 2020
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Nothing will be set in stone until the NFL approves it.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
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The ending, however, might not be set in stone just yet.
—Ashley Chervinski, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2021
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All of these forms of covert hostility are not set in stone.
—Danish Kurani, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
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The legal actions against Meta serve as a stark reminder that the status quo is not set in stone.
—Jeffrey Edell, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2023
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That wisdom should not be discarded, of course, but nor is it carved in stone.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
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Many of the details, including the exact location of the project, are not set in stone.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 2 July 2023
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Jordan said that a third vote could happen at noon today, but that plan isn’t set in stone.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2023
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The alliance of me, Teeny, Kishan, and Genevieve — that was set in stone before Aysha got back from the journey.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Trump’s choices are not set in stone and will need Senate approval.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 1 Dec. 2024
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The most successful founders treat their goals as living documents, not contracts set in stone.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Starmer cautioned, however, that not everything had been set in stone.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 8 May 2025
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