How to Use cobblestone in a Sentence

cobblestone

noun
  • The cobblestones on the street are slick and gleaming from the rain.
    Heather Chaplin, Cosmopolitan, 7 Sep. 2017
  • This race will shake up in the first week with the Team Time Trial and the cobblestones.
    Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 6 July 2018
  • And ditch the high heels, which will not do well on the city’s many old cobblestone streets.
    Sara McCarty, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Our tour of tanks winds down on the cobblestones of the West Village.
    Abby Aguirre, Marie Claire, 2 Apr. 2014
  • Some of the streets still have cobblestone and the remains of streetcar tracks.
    Noreen Malone, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • The road itself is made of cobblestones and is about five feet wide.
    National Geographic, 14 Mar. 2019
  • Both wore dark suede spike heels on the cobblestones outside the abbey.
    Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Both of our knees were killing us though, because of all the cobblestone.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Now all that’s left are the stairs leading to its 30-foot cobblestone base.
    Thomas Graham, SFChronicle.com, 28 June 2018
  • Today, a double row of cobblestones marks the place where the wall once stood.
    Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The couple strut down the runway — a cobblestone street — in stylish streetwear.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The cobblestone streets and stone bridges are growing moss.
    Anto Antony, Bloomberg.com, 18 June 2018
  • The driveway, walks and courtyard are built from cobblestones from a road in St. Tropez.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Routines here are as well-worn as the cobblestone streets.
    Eric Lipton, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2019
  • People bike up to the top to tour the castle and wander the village’s cobblestone streets.
    Julie O'Rourke, Bon Appetit, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Many ended up piled on top of each other in the narrow cobblestone streets of the course.
    BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022
  • The camera rushes up the cobblestone side streets onto the wide boulevard of the Champs-Élysées.
    Nadja Spiegelman, The New York Review of Books, 8 Apr. 2020
  • The tour goes through hilly areas of Alton and some cobblestone streets, which could make for a bumpy ride.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Sneakers will be your best friend on this leg of the trip since there'll be hills and cobblestones aplenty.
    Sally Holmes, Marie Claire, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The rule is in effect on most of Paris's medieval cobblestone streets.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The cobblestone house on West Chicago Street is in the process of having its north wall rebuilt.
    Janelle Walker, Elgin Courier-News, 18 May 2017
  • The zoo bears only touched concrete, cobblestones and rock with their large, padded feet.
    Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Many say that more than just the cobblestones remain; the spirits of the Ripper's victims do as well.
    Michael Democker, NOLA.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • That spot in the city is now known as Old Town, known worldwide for its red buildings with turf roofs and cobblestone streets.
    Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The scent of bread and scrubbed cobblestone lures me down through the capital’s passages and narrow streets.
    Anne Farrar, National Geographic, 18 June 2019
  • And charming cobblestone streets filled with bars and restaurants and shops.
    Baz Dreisinger, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Enjoy morning runs along the beach, strolls through the historic cobblestone streets, and drives on the sandy white beaches.
    Kara Thompson, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Rain, snow, sleet, sun, gravel, grass, cobblestone, cement—it’s been through the ringer.
    Samantha Leal, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Take in incredible views from the cable car down to the ferry, then stroll through the cobblestone streets, boutiques, and, of course, Christmas markets.
    Carole Rosenblat, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a deeply historic feel here, bolstered by cobblestone streets, 18th century row homes and a palpable identity as an economic hub in colonial times.
    Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025

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