combe

Example Sentences

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It was almost upon him before Bigwig turned and began to limp up the north slope of the combe toward the trees of the Belt.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Almost before they could grasp that he was alive, he had recrossed the entire upper slope of the combe in a single dash and bolted in among them.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

They skirted the side of the wood that lay along the southern edge of the combe and then, in ones and twos, slipped across the empty road beyond.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

He was about to lead the way up the south side of the combe when suddenly a rabbit shouldered him roughly aside, pushed past Fiver and was gone into the open.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Of course, I had already heard similar sentiments a few moments earlier, but Mr Morgan actually said: 'It's a privilege to have a gentleman like yourself here in Mos- combe, sir.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro