Examples of masonry in a Sentence
a structure built of masonry
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That deterioration caused cracks in the masonry, the report released on April 28 found.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
There are conspicuous cracks along the tower’s outside walls, and debris is falling inside and outside as the concrete masonry pulls away from the structure due to the spalling of rebar, officials said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
The aging two-story building doesn’t have an elevator and has several roof leaks, and its masonry is crumbling.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Modifications still have to go through the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which Coburn says is typically interested in preserving a certain proportion of masonry to glass and prefers that owners install glass openings on the garden and parlor floors while keeping the top two floors intact.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
There are conspicuous cracks along the tower’s outside walls, and debris is falling inside and outside as the concrete masonry pulls away from the structure due to the spalling of rebar, officials said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
The aging two-story building doesn’t have an elevator and has several roof leaks, and its masonry is crumbling.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Modifications still have to go through the Landmarks Preservation Commission, which Coburn says is typically interested in preserving a certain proportion of masonry to glass and prefers that owners install glass openings on the garden and parlor floors while keeping the top two floors intact.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Masonry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masonry. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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masonry
noun
ma·son·ry
ˈmās-ᵊn-rē 
plural masonries
1
: something built of stone, brick, or concrete
2
: the art, trade, or occupation of a mason
3
: the work done by a mason
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