postern

Example Sentences

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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

Upon being prompted, however, he went on: "Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest."

From Time Magazine Archive

The portcullis was down and the gates barred, so she turned aside to a postern door.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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

He saw three gates during his wanderings—the main entrance with its gatehouse, a postern by the kennels, and a garden gate hidden behind a tangle of pale ivy.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin