sandstone
noun
sand·stone
ˈsan(d)-ˌstōn 
: a sedimentary rock consisting of usually quartz sand united by some cement (such as silica or calcium carbonate)
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Papers spilled across the surface in swatches of cloud white, charcoal gray and sandstone beige.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 June 2025
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore protects some of the wildest coastline in America, with miles of sandstone cliffs dropping to the water, isolated beaches, sand dunes, even waterfalls.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
Contractors will dig more than 30 feet through sandstone and limestone, assess the extent of the damage and then rebuild the sanitary sewer tunnel.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 May 2025
Highlights in the Land of Enchantment include curving through Apache Canyon, sidling along the red sandstone cliffs near Gallup, and marveling at the barren lava fields of El Malpais National Monument and National Conservation Area.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 June 2025
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore protects some of the wildest coastline in America, with miles of sandstone cliffs dropping to the water, isolated beaches, sand dunes, even waterfalls.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
Contractors will dig more than 30 feet through sandstone and limestone, assess the extent of the damage and then rebuild the sanitary sewer tunnel.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 May 2025
Highlights in the Land of Enchantment include curving through Apache Canyon, sidling along the red sandstone cliffs near Gallup, and marveling at the barren lava fields of El Malpais National Monument and National Conservation Area.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Sandstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandstone. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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sandstone
noun
sand·stone
-ˌstōn
: a rock made of sand held together by a natural cement
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