garden path

Example Sentences

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In the evening, when the milk had been cared for, Habermann walked with his sister along the garden-path, and she spoke of his, and he of her, troubles.

From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Reuter, Fritz

As for Luttrell himself, he is standing quite still, in the middle of the garden-path, staring at this living Flora.

From Molly Bawn by Hamilton, Margaret Wolfe

The baker's cart drew up at the gate, and the man, springing lightly down, came up the garden-path with a basket of loaves.

From Better than Play by Quiller-Couch, Mabel

Sir Penthony lowers his eyes and shifts his aggressive position; Lowry, with bent head, and without another word, walks away from her down the garden-path out of the gate, and disappears—for years.

From Molly Bawn by Hamilton, Margaret Wolfe

Just across the garden-path was a fine bed of feathery asparagus, separated from the rest of the garden by a low wooden border about two inches high.

From In Story-land by Harrison, Elizabeth