country place
Example Sentences
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And we hardly had laid our hands to this house, which needed some preservation work, when we realized, we’re not going to have a country place, we’re going to live here.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 14, 2019
"That so many individuals made donations shows the value that people in this country place on art and culture," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2012
Grantham leads what he calls “a reasonable fat-cat existence” — 10-year-old Volvo station wagon, 40-year-old 12-foot Boston Whaler, a country place near the ocean.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2011
Like everything else, yes, it was my dream, I wanted a nice little country place, but I have a dream and then you take it, and you turn it into this whole production.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2010
I’ve seen the plate, the family jewels, the old servants, and pictures of the country place, with its park, great house, lovely grounds, and fine horses.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
