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Meanings of turn to stone in English

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Usage of turn to stone in English
1
Her face seemed to turn to stone and become all sharp points.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
2
Seeing her uncle's face turn to stone, she immediately wished the words unsaid.
Winter door
3
Their faces seemed to turn to stone whilst still retaining their defiant expression.
Taras Bulba, and Other Tales
4
Gregory Hall seemed to turn to stone as he listened to my words.
The Gold Bag
5
You do not turn to stone if you stay in Connecticut after dark.
Flesh and blood
6
VAGRANT: ff you look at God, you turn to stone.
My Life, My Tapes
7
There's a moment in every man's life when he begins to turn to stone.
The black minutes
8
But the face they rested on seemed suddenly to turn to stone before her.
Robert Elsmere
9
I'll dry up and turn to stone if I don't.
The Elephant Vanishes
10
But whoever hears and repeats this will turn to stone from head to foot.'
The Crimson Fairy Book
11
I turn to stone, not even daring to breathe.
The Hunger Games
12
One glance behind her and every fiber of her body seemed to turn to stone.
The Perils of Pauline
13
He was suddenly terrified that his mouth would turn to stone before he could scream.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
14
They're very beautiful creations, and the idea that when elves die, they turn to stone?
Cabinet of Curiosities
15
The vision caused a lurch in her heart, a heart she tried to turn to stone.
Gladiatrix
16
I imagined he could turn to stone up there and no one would know the difference.
Rebel island
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