millpond
Example Sentences
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Nestled beneath the imposing white peaks of two glaciers in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca, the aquamarine Lake Palcacocha is as calm as a millpond.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2018
He claims that "like other palaces", Lambeth attracts "courtiers" whose main priority is to maintain a "still millpond" with "a minimum of activity".
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2013
The coroners' report, originally written in Latin, describes the death of two-and-half-year-old Jane Shaxspere, who drowned picking marigolds in a stream beside a millpond.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2011
The Swan River just beyond the Waca can often be a millpond with dinghies helplessly becalmed but they buzz along as soon as the doctor calls.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 12, 2010
I climb to the millpond, close the gate, and watch the water slow down, trickle, and then stop.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
