Sentence examples for for their stone from inspiring English sources

We know them best for their stone tools and intrepid mammoth hunting.

High above the village, these Roman remains have been plundered for their stone over the centuries and now seem a part of the geology.

As obsolescence set in, stepwells were ignored by their communities, often becoming garbage dumps and latrines, or were repurposed as storage areas, mined for their stone, or just left to decay.

Re "Mother Culture, or Only a Sister?" (March 15): The Olmecs, who appear to have had widespread influence on other societies in Mesoamerica and were known for their stone head monuments, are fascinating.

Parts of the town walls were robbed for their stone during this period for use in the construction of local buildings.

In the past, classes have had to pay for their stones.

Marketing efforts by giants like Gemfields have helped smaller miners who have seen prices for their stones rise — often to levels beyond the reach of some of Jaipur's businesses.

Global efforts to curb the trade in "conflict diamonds" reduced the prices that guerrillas in Angola and Sierra Leone could charge for their stones, which may have contributed to the defeat of both groups.

Gemfields, which also owns Fabergé, said it had agreed to add Lusaka to its international gemstone auction circuit and The Zambian government said holding sales in the country would allow small-scale gemstone miners to get a fair price for their stones and stop them being "forced to sell their emeralds to illegal buyers at depressed prices because of lack of a formal market within the country".

"So diggers knew they could get far more for their stones, and that led to rampant smuggling," says Even-Zohar.

Peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, and cherries are all stone fruits, named for their stone-like seeds.