Examples of “stone” in a Sentence

noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.

• The garden wall was built from gray stone found nearby.
• I picked a smooth stone off the path and put it in my pocket.
• He skipped a flat stone across the lake.

noun A precious gem, especially a diamond or other jewel.

• The jeweler examined the stone under a bright light.
• She lost a small stone from her necklace on holiday.
• The ring had a large stone set in gold.

noun A British unit of weight equal to 14 pounds, mainly used for a person's body weight.

• My brother wants to lose a stone before the summer holiday.
• She said she had put on half a stone over the winter.
• He weighs about twelve stone.

noun The hard pit at the center of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.

• Remove the stone from each plum before you cook the fruit.
• The peach had a large stone that was hard to pull out.
• Be careful not to bite down on the stone in the cherry.

verb To throw stones at someone or something, especially as punishment.

• The crowd stoned the vehicle in protest.