hew stone

Frequency: 3.00.8 per million words

to shape stone by cutting or chopping

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Examples (10)

  • The walls were hewn from local stone.
  • Ancient masons used simple tools to hew stone for their monuments.
  • He spent years learning how to expertly hew stone into various shapes.
  • The sculptor began to hew the rough stone, revealing the form within.
  • It required great strength to hew such hard stone by hand.
  • The workers will hew the stone blocks before they are transported.
  • Having hewn the stone for the foundation, they could begin construction.
  • The sound of hammers hewing stone echoed through the quarry.
  • This technique allows them to hew stone with remarkable precision.
  • Generations of craftsmen have continued to hew stone using traditional methods.