sandstone
noun
sand·stone
ˈsan(d)-ˌstōn 
: a sedimentary rock consisting of usually quartz sand united by some cement (such as silica or calcium carbonate)
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There’s no truer visual metaphor for this than Sen’s canny choice of town to play his fictional Limbo: real-life Aussie settlement Coober Pedy, where most homes and businesses are subterranean, built right into the region’s sandstone, as if cave times had returned.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Located in a swathe of northwest Saudi Arabia roughly the size of Belgium that comprises giant boulders, ancient artifacts, a lush oasis and sandstone canyons, AlUla is becoming a local film production hub and starting to attract international productions and talents.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
The remains of this ancient forest are embedded in sandstone along the coast of southwest England and date back about 390 million years ago.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
Just up Church Street in a beautiful 17th-century sandstone building, Amangalla is every bit as grand.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
These lands in Montezuma County were once inhabited by the cliff-dwelling ancestors of the Pueblo people, who constructed homes out of the sandstone from the cliffs and mesas on which they were built.
—Adam Lapetina, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2024
Desert environments are typically well-preserved in the geological record, and dunes leave behind clues about their distant past in layers of compressed sandstone.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
In the Instagram announcement, Brown shared a sneak peek of the rental and included a shot of her and Woolley posing outside of the desert-style abode with stunning sandstone formations peeking out in the background.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
Just off the main highway linking Dubai to Abu Dhabi, the temple is made of sandstone imported from India’s Rajasthan state.
—Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Located in a swathe of northwest Saudi Arabia roughly the size of Belgium that comprises giant boulders, ancient artifacts, a lush oasis and sandstone canyons, AlUla is becoming a local film production hub and starting to attract international productions and talents.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
The remains of this ancient forest are embedded in sandstone along the coast of southwest England and date back about 390 million years ago.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
Just up Church Street in a beautiful 17th-century sandstone building, Amangalla is every bit as grand.
—Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
These lands in Montezuma County were once inhabited by the cliff-dwelling ancestors of the Pueblo people, who constructed homes out of the sandstone from the cliffs and mesas on which they were built.
—Adam Lapetina, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2024
Desert environments are typically well-preserved in the geological record, and dunes leave behind clues about their distant past in layers of compressed sandstone.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
In the Instagram announcement, Brown shared a sneak peek of the rental and included a shot of her and Woolley posing outside of the desert-style abode with stunning sandstone formations peeking out in the background.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
Just off the main highway linking Dubai to Abu Dhabi, the temple is made of sandstone imported from India’s Rajasthan state.
—Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2024
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1609, in the meaning defined above
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sandstone
noun
sand·stone
-ˌstōn
: a rock made of sand held together by a natural cement
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