dell

Example Sentences

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A tiny church stands nestled in a dell against steep, forested hills.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2018

In the modern Tarkine rainforest, these same ferns flourish in every dell.

From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2013

Presiding over this in the Church of Santa Maria delle Anime dell Purgatorio is an actual crowned skull called “Lucia” and a sculptural masterpiece of a winged skull.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2011

They brandish swords, rip through forest and dell, steal from the rich to benefit the poor and make mischief and romance, all with panache and verve.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2011

Far away in the tumble of country that lay at the foot of the mountain was the dell from which they had started to climb the pass.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien