millpond
Example Sentences
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Nestled beneath the imposing white peaks of two glaciers in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca, the aquamarine Lake Palcacocha is as calm as a millpond.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2018
He claims that "like other palaces", Lambeth attracts "courtiers" whose main priority is to maintain a "still millpond" with "a minimum of activity".
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2013
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 coroners' report, originally written in Latin, describes the death of two-and-half-year-old Jane Shaxspere, who drowned picking marigolds in a stream beside a millpond.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2011
The address on the ID card is this place on the other side of the millpond.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
