How to Use cobblestone in a Sentence

cobblestone

noun
Definition of cobblestonenext
  • The cobblestone streets and stone bridges are growing moss.
    — Anto Antony, Bloomberg.com, 18 June 2018
  • Lilacs in bloom, birds chirping, cobblestones all cobbled, leaves turning.
    — Elisa Albert, Longreads, 7 May 2018
  • Here on these cobblestone streets, the closest thing to wildlife is the odd herd of drunk co-eds stumbling out of nearby house parties.
    — Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 5 June 2018
  • Trees would be planted amid the cobblestones to provide shade and soften the now-harsh waterfront.
    — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2018
  • Not only does the bag’s shape literally liberate your arms, the boxy body pays homage to the iconic cobblestone streets of Paris.
    — Diana Tsui, The Cut, 7 May 2018
  • My aunt was killed and my father was exiled and my uncle disappeared — and the bodies of so many others, one by one, turned up on the cobblestone paths at sunrise.
    — Esmeralda Bermudez, latimes.com, 16 June 2018
  • Huichol beaders in upscale galleries and small tables along cobblestone streets added tiny bead after tiny bead to make jewelry and art objects.
    — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 10 June 2018
  • Attendees get to taste and learn about brews under a big top tent in a vintage downtown setting, complete with cobblestone streets, one-lane bridges and quaint buildings.
    — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • One of the oldest structures unveiled was an old cobblestone home on DuPage Street, Bednar said.
    — Gloria Casas, Elgin Courier-News, 19 May 2018
  • Moncarapacho has a cobblestone central square, restaurants, sidewalk cafes and small markets.
    — New York Times, 6 June 2018
  • Charleston, with its winding cobblestone walks, sweeping river views and live oaks draped with Spanish moss, is a case study in economic disparity.
    — Washington Post, 7 June 2018
  • The use of cobblestones was also symbolic during the revolution because they were made at a Somoza family factory.
    — Washington Post, 15 June 2018
  • This race will shake up in the first week with the Team Time Trial and the cobblestones.
    — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 6 July 2018
  • Some of the streets still have cobblestone and the remains of streetcar tracks.
    — Noreen Malone, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • The road itself is made of cobblestones and is about five feet wide.
    — National Geographic, 14 Mar. 2019
  • Both of our knees were killing us though, because of all the cobblestone.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Now all that’s left are the stairs leading to its 30-foot cobblestone base.
    — Thomas Graham, SFChronicle.com, 28 June 2018
  • Today, a double row of cobblestones marks the place where the wall once stood.
    — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The couple strut down the runway — a cobblestone street — in stylish streetwear.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Routines here are as well-worn as the cobblestone streets.
    — Eric Lipton, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Many ended up piled on top of each other in the narrow cobblestone streets of the course.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022
  • The camera rushes up the cobblestone side streets onto the wide boulevard of the Champs-Élysées.
    — Nadja Spiegelman, The New York Review of Books, 8 Apr. 2020
  • The tour goes through hilly areas of Alton and some cobblestone streets, which could make for a bumpy ride.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Sneakers will be your best friend on this leg of the trip since there'll be hills and cobblestones aplenty.
    — Sally Holmes, Marie Claire, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The rule is in effect on most of Paris's medieval cobblestone streets.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The zoo bears only touched concrete, cobblestones and rock with their large, padded feet.
    — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2019
  • The scent of bread and scrubbed cobblestone lures me down through the capital’s passages and narrow streets.
    — Anne Farrar, National Geographic, 18 June 2019
  • And charming cobblestone streets filled with bars and restaurants and shops.
    — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The grippy rubber sole provides traction on cobblestone streets, dirt paths, and more.
    — Neha Tandon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Embrace Edinburgh’s Medieval Mystery Edinburgh’s medieval spirit is at its strongest in fall, as the early evenings plunge the cobblestone streets and narrow closes into shadow.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024

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