Words similar to porphyry

Example sentences for: porphyry

How can you use “porphyry” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Antique shafts of porphyry, onyx, marble, and jasper, they seem to grow out of the paving stones like trees in an enchanted forest.
Set in the floor by the central door is the large round slab of red porphyry where King Charlemagne knelt for his coronation as emperor in the year 800 (see page 20).
A copy of Verrocchio’s delightful bronze cherub tops the porphyry fountain in the center.