stone wall

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of stone wall In the first section, a stone wall decoration reveals the earliest sculpture of a horse found in East Asia while a reproduction of the walls of the Chinese city of Shimao offers many animal-like images. Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025 Additional changes in the new beach include a stabilizing stone wall, dry prairie grasses to deter birds and sand with larger grain size. Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Menninger said the stone wall goes around the facade and the empty lot. Jason Dill september 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 Stepping through the ancient stone wall of the Old Town transported me into a storybook. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stone wall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stone wall
Noun
  • There was a brick wall that separated me eating my lunch from a crowd of people that were angry as hell.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • At the very center of the house, between the kitchen and the dining and living rooms, stands a massive brick wall that houses not one, but two fireplaces.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Finally, high-income countries should eliminate or suspend tariffs on and other barriers to imports from economies with fragile food security.
    ARIF HUSAIN, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Troops once used stands of trees or other natural barriers to defend themselves against small offensives.
    Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Most Gazans who had come of age or graduated from university in 2006 when Israel’s blockade was imposed were in 2023 reaching the second half of their thirties without ever having had a job, despite their impressive educational achievements.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • China has also ramped up military pressure on the island, including near-daily flights across the midline of the Taiwan Strait and large-scale exercises simulating a blockade.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • So when looking at the heart with a sonogram, a doctor can determine if the heart has the typical blockage that is associated with a heart attack or not, and if the abnormality will return to normal.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Cover a glass door with RYB Home’s poly-linen blackout curtains, which promise 100% sunlight blockage and can accommodate up to 84-inch-long surfaces.
    Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Stone wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stone%20wall. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!