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
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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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This postern was the least of Harrenhal's gates, a narrow door of stout oak studded with iron nails, set in an angle of the wall beneath a defensive tower.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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The gates of the New Castle had been closed, but a postern opened when he shouted, and a guard emerged to ask his business.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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They left through a postern gate in the north wall.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.