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Meanings of carved in stone in English

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Examples for "set in stone"
Examples for "set in stone"
1
From the City Press' report, it seems nothing is set in stone.
The South African
2
However, Mr Andrews emphasised that this date was not set in stone.
News.com.au
3
Some say 19 September but it's not set in stone just yet.
The South African
4
All week they had insisted that last date was set in stone.
The Irish Times
5
The most obvious aspect of that heritage is literally set in stone.
The Irish Times
Usage of carved in stone in English
1
If it had human semblance, it seemed to be carved in stone.
The Moon Rock
2
About most of the doors the welcome was carved in stone.
The Lost Prince
3
His nobly-cut face was as though it were carved in stone.
The Reason Why
4
We saw there a little group of idols carved in stone.
A Woman's Journey Round the World / From Vienna to Brazil, Chili...
5
Heraldic bearings, with dates carved in stone, grace many of the Gothic gateways.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
6
At least one agent confirms that Lollapalooza radius clauses aren't carved in stone.
Reuters
7
Flame stood riveted to one spot, motionless as a figure carved in stone.
Three John Silence Stories
8
The creases beside his mouth could have been carved in stone.
The secret river
9
And this was the verse of Scripture carved in stone:
Forty-one Thieves: A Tale of California
10
They were really fine poems, carved in stone some places.
Anathem
11
He looked as immovable as an image carved in stone.
Greatheart
12
She said it just like any twenty-one-year-old-asif life plans were carved in stone.
Mission road
13
Her face seemed to me carved in stone, it was so rigid, so expressionless.
The Return Of The Soul / 1896
14
There is also a Star of David carved in stone over the front door.
The new yorker
15
Ebenezar's face looked like something carved in stone, and his voice was quietly harsh.
Blood rites
16
It's not actually carved in stone across the elegant entrance but perhaps it should be.
The South African
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