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 girl, possibly a young cousin of William Shakespeare, had been picking flowers when she fell into a millpond near Stratford upon Avon.
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
The sun is just coming over the millpond and there's this spooky mist on the water.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
