village green
Example Sentences
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Thousands of wild grasses and flowers were planted along the edges of the village green, contrasting with the carefully mown grass in the middle.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“At what point do we regard him as a crank on the village green, a person we can walk away from if we choose?”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022
The town has “a manor house, a high street with shops, a meadow where sheeps graze, beehive cottages with thatched roofs, a village green which hosts cricket and yearly fetes.”
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2022
At 10 a.m. on a sunny Tuesday morning in early June, the place is as sleepy as a village green.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2021
After our lessons, we joined the children playing barley-break in the dusty streets and on the village green.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
