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

Beetle knew this was an important journey, for the midwife soaked herself in the millpond, dried her hair in the sun, and sharpened the pleats in her best wimple.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman