postern
Example Sentences
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But most of them opened their postern gates and let Mr. Jones come in with the money he was determined to inject into them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Upon being prompted, however, he went on: "Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest."
From Time Magazine Archive
The guardsmen left their mounts out-side the walls and escorted her through a narrow postern door, then up endless steps to a tower.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
"Y'Grace," he said quietly, "the boys caught a groom and two maidservants trying to sneak out a postern with three of the king's horses."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Mya helped her mount one while a guardsman in a sky-blue cloak opened the narrow postern gate.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
