How to Use bluestone in a Sentence

bluestone

noun

• For Riverbed, the artist brought 180 tons of bluestone back from the southern coast of Iceland.
  — Margaret Rhodes, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2014
• One downside is that bluestone is not easy to work with.
  — Peter Martin, Popular Mechanics, 23 Sep. 2016
• Cleaning that 350 square feet of bluestone with a broom used to take me half an hour or more.
  — Peter Martin, Popular Mechanics, 12 Nov. 2018
• The bluestone settled nicely, and just a couple of taps with the butt of the trowel handle got it dead on.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 Apr. 2021
• The bluestone floors extend out to terraces with idyllic views over a great sweep of lawn that extends to the pond’s edge.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 26 July 2024
• There's a little pond set into bluestone, and all the plants in pots have silvery leaves like lamb's ear.
  — Mimi Read, House Beautiful, 8 Oct. 2010
• Mr. Vaadia carried and carted the bluestone back to his loft.
  — Daniel E. Slotnik, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2017
• The area around the bluestone quarries in the Preseli Hills was one possible match for some of their isotopes.
  — Simon Akam, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2022
• Out back, a bluestone patio with a dining area connects to the grassy grounds, which hold a fire pit and swimming pool.
  — Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 12 July 2018
• For dining under the stars, a table and chairs rest on a bluestone patio.
  — oregonlive, 6 July 2022
• Here, visitors access the front door via square pads of bluestone trimmed with brick.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2023
• The lamps above the fireplace are by José Ignacio Ballester, and the flooring is Belgian bluestone.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 10 May 2022
• Handsome bluestone coping caps the walls, and coddling plantings set off the pool from the rest of the expansive lot.
  — Allison Duncan, WSJ, 29 July 2022
• Of course, the giant bluestone patio down below wouldn’t be a bad spot to hang out, either.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2023
• The bluestone patio has large-format tiles and offers space for a seating area or two.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
• The bluestone monoliths weigh an average of two tons each.
  — National Geographic, 19 July 2022
• These open roughly 20 feet wide to the bluestone patio outside.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2018
• At a quick glance, the floors on the terrace and balconies look like today's popular bluestone.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017
• The family room fireplace is stacked stone; its floor is bluestone.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2018
• The family room includes a brick hearth with wood stove and sliders to a bluestone patio.
  — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019
• The property also includes a two-car garage and a bluestone patio with a swing.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
• Palm freshened this one with white paint and, like the one in the living room, left the original floating bluestone hearth intact.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2021
• Stonehenge is made of two types of stone: larger sarsen stones and smaller bluestone monoliths from Wales.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2022
• French doors lead to a bluestone patio, one of three patios on the property, and direct access to an in-ground pool.
  — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2022
• The kitchen also accesses a bluestone patio that leads to a large level yard.
  — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024
• Outside on the property are a bluestone patio, a pool, a spa and a two-bedroom coach house with two bathrooms.
  — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2022
• The eat-in kitchen has new granite counters, and sliders open to a new composite deck and bluestone patio.
  — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2018
• Sallick's favorites are dense, dark stones like bluestone.
  — Tim McKeough, ELLE Decor, 21 Sep. 2011
• But the standing arrangement of sarsen stones wasn't erected until around 500 years after the bluestones.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
• The sunroom designation is entirely appropriate, thanks to wall-to-wall windows on three sides of the room, along with a slider that leads to a bluestone patio.
  — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Oct 2024