priory

Example Sentences

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Enthralled by Burbage’s big talk, John Brayne sold his house, let his business slide and coughed up the money needed to begin construction amid the ruins of a medieval priory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Fitzwalter revealed his true identity and gave his land to the priory on the condition a flitch should be awarded to any couple who could claim they were similarly devoted.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2024

The prioress of the order had taken her to meet the friar Robert, who was visiting from the Carmelite priory in Oxford, to see if he wanted anything to eat.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023

The ruins of a priory, with its dramatic rainbow arch, still stand, as does a Tudor castle whose imposing silhouette dominates the landscape.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2022

The next day, the nuns were busy and Mr. Taphouse was at home, so Malcolm had no excuse to go to the priory.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman