Example sentences for: sandstone

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

  • As you descend look for images of over 700 deities decorating the walls before reaching the chamber with its finely carved red sandstone sarcophagus; a royal cartouche (hieroglyphic name plate) above the lintel heralds your arrival.

  • One of the fishermen lazily drew his knife out of his trouser pocket; he laboriously opened it and began to sharpen the blade on the corner of the sandstone wall.

  • At appealing Olhos d’Agua, a single road leads between pine-covered cliffs down to a soft, sandy beach shared by a gaily painted fishing fleet, eroded sandstone formations, and sunbathers.

  • Inside is a 16th-century sculpted sandstone pulpit and marble altar.

  • A major attraction near Datong is the Temple Suspended Over the Void (Xuankongsi), situated a two-hour drive south through a barren sandstone plateau.


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