Examples of masonry in a Sentence
a structure built of masonry
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The rules classify such waste broadly to include soil, sand, gravel, bricks, masonry, concrete, metal, wood, plastic, ceramic, and similar materials while excluding waste covered under other sector-specific rules.
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Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Cheng later sought guidance from Piao Xuelin, a 15th-generation descendant of the Xinglongmen masonry tradition (of the Jing generation), learning about material processing, construction methods and operational techniques for ancient building masonry.
—Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
The beach is situated along the Chesapeake Bay at the base of historic Fort Monroe, the largest masonry fortification in the United States.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
The blasts had sent rubble and shrapnel hurtling through the theater’s portico and its tympanum, whose statuary muses, farmers, and metalsmiths were still upright but were backlit by sunbeams now that no masonry was behind them.
—James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
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Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Cheng later sought guidance from Piao Xuelin, a 15th-generation descendant of the Xinglongmen masonry tradition (of the Jing generation), learning about material processing, construction methods and operational techniques for ancient building masonry.
—Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
The beach is situated along the Chesapeake Bay at the base of historic Fort Monroe, the largest masonry fortification in the United States.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
The blasts had sent rubble and shrapnel hurtling through the theater’s portico and its tympanum, whose statuary muses, farmers, and metalsmiths were still upright but were backlit by sunbeams now that no masonry was behind them.
—James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
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“Masonry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masonry. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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masonry
noun
ma·son·ry
ˈmās-ᵊn-rē 
plural masonries
1
: something built of stone, brick, or concrete
2
: the art, trade, or occupation of a mason
3
: the work done by a mason
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