granary

Example Sentences

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Faria turned toward downtown, mentioning that business owners are trying to hang on but that the old granary by the railroad tracks closed not long ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

But after the bodies were taken away and the granary was handed back, Mr Bufton's parents, Jack and Muriel, found the lost Iron Cross embellished with the swastika.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2023

Since then, the heaviest rains in a decade have hit central China, ravaging wheat fields in an area known as the country's granary.

From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2023

All she knows is that her stately home in Chellanam, which withstood the test of time for nearly a century, is corroding and her granary is empty.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Now there is nothing left for the thatching, unless we use a rupee or two from the ten that remain in the granary.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya