The judge remained stone-faced as the defendant delivered his emotional plea.

The museum's label explained that the crystal stone once adorned the crown of a medieval monarch.

The sudden funding cut proved a stumbling stone for the park restoration project.

The mining agent paraded a slocking stone at the market, hoping to lure investors into a new venture.

The historian noted that stone colic was commonly cited in 18th-century medical records to describe the pain of passing kidney stones.

The conservator used a small piece of alum stone, a subsulphate of alumina and potash, to set the dye and prevent fading.

The cathedral's intricate carvings were sculpted from Caen stone, whose warm, cream tones have softened with age.

During the field survey, the mineralogist confidently identified a cross-stone within the vesicular basalt and collected it for laboratory analysis.

The jeweler carefully used a Samian stone to bring a brilliant shine to the gold pendant.

She peered into the seeing stone to glimpse events yet to come.