postern
Example Sentences
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Upon being prompted, however, he went on: "Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest."
From Time Magazine Archive
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But most of them opened their postern gates and let Mr. Jones come in with the money he was determined to inject into them.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The postern was closed again, the iron door was barred and piled inside with stones.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Even the postern doors would likely be guarded.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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The guardsmen left their mounts out-side the walls and escorted her through a narrow postern door, then up endless steps to a tower.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.