grotto

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When I go, I wear a disposable hair net and pretend I’m a grotto nymph, crawling around the corners of my subconscious transporting me back in time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

The grotto grounds are used today by the church for outdoor events.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025

Children would build grottos from the shells and pester passers-by for pennies for their efforts, with cries of "Pray remember the grotto!"

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2025

Mick Hodgson was a caretaker at Harwich Centre Pre-school in Essex, when he volunteered to help out in the grotto.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2024

Marie-Laure puts the loaf in her knapsack, leaves the bakery, and winds toward the ramparts to Hubert Bazin’s grotto.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr