granary

Example Sentences

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Faria turned toward downtown, mentioning that business owners are trying to hang on but that the old granary by the railroad tracks closed not long ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

On Saturday, water reached warning levels and continued to rise on the Muling river in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, known as the nation's "great northern granary", the provincial hydrology office said.

From Reuters • Aug. 5, 2023

UK’s sarnie: Cut granary bread into triangles and add coronation chicken and lettuce.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

All she knows is that her stately home in Chellanam, which withstood the test of time for nearly a century, is corroding and her granary is empty.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Even so, a heap of unhusked paddy lay in our granary, waiting until the marketing should be done.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya