Sentence examples for marbles are from inspiring English sources

Some dolomite marbles are nearly pure dolomite.

It is on this core that the marbles are placed.

Marbles are the popular game at the moment.

These marbles are usually brown or yellow because of the presence of iron oxide.

Agriculture, woolen manufacturing, and the quarrying of coloured marbles are the chief occupations.

Marbles are used principally for buildings and monuments, interior decoration, statuary, table tops, and novelties.

The Parthenon Marbles are of course also one of the British Museum's greatest attractions.

Many of the original Elgin marbles are in the British Museum in London.

The British Museum's director says the marbles are "indispensable" and "cannot be lent to any museum".

But the Parthenon marbles are not random pieces that once adorned a building and can now be appreciated in isolation.

The marbles are regarded as some of the finest works of art in history and a symbol of the birth of Western civilisation.