priory
Example Sentences
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Enthralled by Burbage’s big talk, John Brayne sold his house, let his business slide and coughed up the money needed to begin construction amid the ruins of a medieval priory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
It is fitting that we meet a woman once described as a "wrecker of civilisation" in the grounds of a ruined priory.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025
The ruins of a priory, with its dramatic rainbow arch, still stand, as does a Tudor castle whose imposing silhouette dominates the landscape.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2022
They returned this month and have uncovered the remains of several buildings beneath the ruin, including what may have been a medieval priory.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2021
“Baked apple and custard. Apples from the priory orchard.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
