Examples of masonry in a Sentence
a structure built of masonry
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The refurbishment included a complete overhaul, including a paint job, the repairing of caisson cracks, window and door replacements, cleaning and re-pointing of the foundation masonry, restoring all wood floors, and reconstruction of the intermediate landing between the bridge and gangway.
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Michael P. McKinney, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Built to support much more weight than necessary (a safety precaution in the early days of skyscrapers), these giants’ steel frames are bolstered by thick masonry and interior walls.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
My 2-year-old daughter, Greta, was killed in 2015 when a piece of falling masonry from an eighth-story Upper West Side windowsill struck her head.
—Jayson Greene, Vulture, 30 May 2025
The ways that either nature or a masonry saw may slice a fossil don't correspond to an anatomy book, and a cross-section through part of a bone doesn't usually resemble an X-ray image of a whole bone.
—Ashley Belanger – May 22, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
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Michael P. McKinney, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Built to support much more weight than necessary (a safety precaution in the early days of skyscrapers), these giants’ steel frames are bolstered by thick masonry and interior walls.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
My 2-year-old daughter, Greta, was killed in 2015 when a piece of falling masonry from an eighth-story Upper West Side windowsill struck her head.
—Jayson Greene, Vulture, 30 May 2025
The ways that either nature or a masonry saw may slice a fossil don't correspond to an anatomy book, and a cross-section through part of a bone doesn't usually resemble an X-ray image of a whole bone.
—Ashley Belanger – May 22, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
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“Masonry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masonry. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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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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