How to Use carved/etched/set/written in stone in a Sentence

carved/etched/set/written in stone

noun phrase

• Shelly Stewart said officials have told her that some charges might be waived, and one floated the possibility of finding state funding to pay for the cleanup itself, but nothing is set in stone.
  — Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
• What's next: Calderone is looking toward the holidays and inauguration, but again, uncertainty pervades and plans are being penciled in rather than set in stone.
  — Anna Spiegel, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
• The plans are not set in stone and could shift, sources said.
  — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 4 Jan. 2024
• The top four spots in the lineup have been carved in stone.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 20 June 2023
• In most such games, bids and plays, once made, are set in stone.
  — Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
• Well, can the future be changed, or is it set in stone?
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 May 2024
• Once a smart contract is deployed, the terms are set in stone.
  — Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
• The test phase of the new technology is not set in stone.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
• When that didn’t happen, well, the rest of the season was written in stone.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• The ending wasn’t set in stone from the very beginning.
  — Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
• As much as some things are already set in stone, there are some spots up for grabs.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 22 July 2024
• And, of course, demographic trends are just that, and aren’t set in stone.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
• Just a month out from the election, 20% of likely voters say their votes are not set in stone.
  — Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
• There are still options out there, but nothing is set in stone.
  — Mark Sutherland, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
• Ham did hint that the number of minutes James plays this season is not set in stone.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2023
• And keep in mind nothing is set in stone yet, which means all options are still on the table.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 July 2023
• But the decision isn’t set in stone yet, as Meta awaits the outcome of an appeal.
  — Carlos Mureithi, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2023
• But right now, there isn’t much about the eventual vaccine that’s set in stone.
  — Emily Brindley, courant.com, 24 Nov. 2020
• The ending, however, might not be set in stone just yet.
  — Ashley Chervinski, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2021
• All of these forms of covert hostility are not set in stone.
  — Danish Kurani, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
• The legal actions against Meta serve as a stark reminder that the status quo is not set in stone.
  — Jeffrey Edell, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2023
• That wisdom should not be discarded, of course, but nor is it carved in stone.
  — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
• Many of the details, including the exact location of the project, are not set in stone.
  — Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 2 July 2023
• Jordan said that a third vote could happen at noon today, but that plan isn’t set in stone.
  — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2023
• The alliance of me, Teeny, Kishan, and Genevieve — that was set in stone before Aysha got back from the journey.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
• It’s not set in stone when construction could — or would — start on housing.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
• And although things aren’t set in stone yet, there’s a good chance that will be the case again for the Hornets’ current crop of assistants.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
• For much of the second half, the Warriors have played well but haven’t budged in the standings, creating the mirage that the table is set in stone.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
• But Murray warns no future is set in stone in a show that uses time like a Stretch Armstrong toy.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 17 May 2024
• However, don’t assume there isn’t a way around the problem, or that anything is etched in stone at the moment.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2024

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024