turfy
Example Sentences
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“It’s a classically Irish palette, balancing the turfy and the moony.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2021
It’s a classically Irish palette, balancing the turfy and the moony.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2021
White swans and yellow punts rippled on the gentle blue Avon, and along its turfy banks, lovers lolled and plum trees flowered.
From Time Magazine Archive
A snatch of turfy drumming, then I went flying over a ruck and the ground booted the air out of me and I got a glimpse of a leaping dog's flank.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
For lying upon its open and turfy slopes they could gaze upon many miles of sea, and could no doubt light up their signal fires which might be seen over a wide expanse of beach.
From The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce by William Denison Lyman
