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Meanings of
carved in stone
in inglês
No longer changeable.
set in stone
Related terms
unchangeable
Usage of
carved in stone
in inglês
1
If it had human semblance, it seemed to be
carved
in
stone
.
2
About most of the doors the welcome was
carved
in
stone
.
3
His nobly-cut face was as though it were
carved
in
stone
.
4
We saw there a little group of idols
carved
in
stone
.
5
Heraldic bearings, with dates
carved
in
stone
,
grace many of the Gothic gateways.
6
At least one agent confirms that Lollapalooza radius clauses aren't
carved
in
stone
.
7
Flame stood riveted to one spot, motionless as a figure
carved
in
stone
.
8
The creases beside his mouth could have been
carved
in
stone
.
9
And this was the verse of Scripture
carved
in
stone
:
10
They were really fine poems,
carved
in
stone
some places.
11
He looked as immovable as an image
carved
in
stone
.
12
She said it just like any twenty-one-year-old-asif life plans were
carved
in
stone
.
13
Her face seemed to me
carved
in
stone
,
it was so rigid, so expressionless.
14
There is also a Star of David
carved
in
stone
over the front door.
15
Ebenezar's face looked like something
carved
in
stone
,
and his voice was quietly harsh.
16
It's not actually
carved
in
stone
across the elegant entrance but perhaps it should be.
Other examples for "carved in stone"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
carved
in
stone
carved
carve
Verb
Preposition
Noun
Carved in stone
through the time
Carved in stone
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common