grotto

"The Smyrnaeans have the river Meles, with its lovely water, and at its springs is the grotto, where they say Homer composed his poems," wrote the 2nd-century Greek chronicler and geographer Pausanias.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

JR, dubbed the "French Banksy" after the British street artist, has wrapped the Pont Neuf in fabric painted white, grey and black to create the impression of a rocky grotto.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

When I go, I wear a disposable hair net and pretend I’m a grotto nymph, crawling around the corners of my subconscious transporting me back in time.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025

Children would build grottos from the shells and pester passers-by for pennies for their efforts, with cries of "Pray remember the grotto!"

From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025

And plink! a silver drop falls, and the round wrinkles in the glass make all the towers bend and waver like weeds and corals in a grotto of the sea.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Near an oasis in the Gobi Desert, the stupendous mural-covered grottoes capture centuries of Buddhist art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The Jinci Temple and Tianlongshan grottoes, both national heritage sites in Shanxi, have collapsed, and old towers and walls in the province have suffered damage due to unusually heavy rain, it said.

From Reuters ● Jul. 17, 2023

The Afro Mermaid Summit — it's so incredibly important for Black and brown mermaids to be able to come together and have a safe space to swim in these beautiful grottoes.

From Salon ● May 28, 2023

John Paul’s remains were moved upstairs from the grottoes and into the main basilica for his 2011 beatification during Benedict’s papacy.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023

Some of the most common are in this example: The heroes saved the cargoes oftomatoes andpotatoes from the mosquitoes and tornadoes by hiding them in grottoes.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

The area is located near caves and grottos, an environment similar to where Brazil's first known spider-parasitic mite species, Charletonia rocciai, was discovered.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026

Children would build grottos from the shells and pester passers-by for pennies for their efforts, with cries of "Pray remember the grotto!"

From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025

Many popes are buried in tombs in the grottos underneath St. Peter’s Basilica or in side chapels of the basilica itself, including all of Francis’ recent predecessors.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

It’s one of many such grottos in the region, says the study’s lead author, Laura Shackelford, an anthropologist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 13, 2023

She spots flashes of The Taker in the dim grottos and murky hollows where the bears and the cougars might be.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti