millpond
Example Sentences
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The island has "seen everything", according to Mr Conner, from 80-people parties to "millpond serenity".
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025
Simon Jordan's book, Be Careful What You Wish For, is a hand grenade into the millpond of any such wishful thinking.
From The Guardian • Jun. 16, 2012
The girl, possibly a young cousin of William Shakespeare, had been picking flowers when she fell into a millpond near Stratford upon Avon.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2011
The Swan River just beyond the Waca can often be a millpond with dinghies helplessly becalmed but they buzz along as soon as the doctor calls.
From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2010
She flew above Sam, who had waded into the millpond to save Mole.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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