grotto
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The church and its grotto survived the fire, though the flames charred homes within two blocks of the structure.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025
The grotto was created from tons of lava rock by rock sculptor and artist Ryozo Fuso Kado.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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
The Syrian Jesuit priest leads us down the stairs into the narrow room now used for daily mass, recently transformed into a Christmas grotto with a sparkling Nativity Scene.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024
The burning snakes twisted horribly and some crawled burning across the floor of the grotto to illuminate its darker recesses.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
Vocabulary lists containing grotto
Built To Last: Architectural Parlance
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Bless Me, Ultima
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"Rules of the Game" (from The Joy Luck Club) by Amy Tan
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