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

carved/etched/set/written in stone

noun phrase
  • 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
  • The good news is that these beliefs aren’t set in stone.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Well, can the future be changed, or is it set in stone?
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 May 2024
  • The larger structure of the game is set in stone at this point.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • 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
  • Flacco seems to have the inside track to be the team's Week 1 starter, but that is far from set in stone.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • 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
  • The script’s written in stone, expect the chiefs to benefit off alot of calls.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Exactly how the money will be saved is not set in stone.
    — Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Nothing will be set in stone until the NFL approves it.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • He is still widely expected to sign with the Steelers, but that isn't set in stone.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
  • But plans were never set in stone, and Irvine equivocated as to where in the city the cemetery should go.
    — Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
  • Many of the details, including the exact location of the project, are not set in stone.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 2 July 2023
  • That is set in stone right now barring some sort of miracle from the heavens.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025

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