forbidden ground
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately, Trespasser Fergusson has been so conscious of the professional sanctity of the forbidden ground that he has removed his everyday shoes and trips it awkwardly in borrowed slippers.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Poland, forbidden ground to foreign journalists since September 1939, the first year of Nazi stewardship resulted in two balance sheets.
From Time Magazine Archive
He did not answer, and I was aware again of that feeling of discomfort, as though I had trespassed on forbidden ground.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
As soon as I can dispose of my effects I will leave this forbidden ground, and travel so far that I will forget the way back.
From The Mystery of the Locks by Howe, Edgar Watson
They are forbidden ground to vehicles, including bicycles, a prohibition which constantly brings undergraduates before the Police Court.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
