pleasure ground
Example Sentences
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Considering this, it would be especially inequitable for the vehicles of out-of-state residents to bisect this great pleasure ground with their desire for fast and convenient transportation to destinations beyond the park.
From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2022
In 1890, Congress indeed contemplated that this pleasure ground would be laid out and prepared for “roadways … to be used for driving.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2022
Once the pleasure ground of wealthy Maecenas, it captivated the likes of Augustus, Horace and Virgil.
From Washington Post • Jul. 11, 2019
London in particular has presented itself very effectively since the 90s as a civilised, slightly retro pleasure ground for the global rich, and How to Spend It has helped burnish that myth.
From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2018
The main entrance to the square, which is laid off as a pleasure ground, and well kept, is from Canal street.
From Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Norman, B. M.
