greensward
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Houston’s, or a solitary elder’s transition to a cemetery’s greensward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2022
As he passed the luminous greensward of Keble College’s cricket field, players in their whites could be seen throwing up their arms as a wicket was taken.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 17, 2018
The normally nocturnal animals cantered across the greensward and into the thick woods on the perimeter.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 31, 2018
The tiny greensward was surrounded by a cast-iron fence — it still stands — to prevent vandals from desecrating the equestrian statue of King George III, which was toppled in 1776.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2018
‘What are these?’ asked Sam, handling one that lay upon the greensward.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
