grassplot

Example Sentences

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The court was partly paved with stone, but was roofless, and on a grassplot a fountain played under young trees in the sunlight.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Presently she turned from the sidewalk, crossed a small grassplot, and stood on the doorstep with her hand on the latch while they went by.

From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.

On the grassplot, in the shade of a great cherry-tree, Laura and Helen were playing at graces.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 by Various

Last year the old apple tree by the grassplot bore only one apple, and we kept it in the cupboard till it was quite withered and rotten.

From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)

The creature was strong and spirited, and galloped with them round the grassplot.

From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)