dell

Example Sentences

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“They buried her in a pink blanket, down in the dell by my dad’s house. But afterwards they said it was a boy.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 14, 2018

A tiny church stands nestled in a dell against steep, forested hills.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2018

Presiding over this in the Church of Santa Maria delle Anime dell Purgatorio is an actual crowned skull called “Lucia” and a sculptural masterpiece of a winged skull.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2011

They brandish swords, rip through forest and dell, steal from the rich to benefit the poor and make mischief and romance, all with panache and verve.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2011

Not once did they feel the sense of present evil that had assailed them before the attack in the dell.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien