Example sentences for: grottoes

How can you use “grottoes” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Some of the earliest constructions were the three Binyang Grottoes, dedicated to an emperor and empress of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386–534), after the capital was transferred to Luoyang.

  • From the home of Cardinal Ippolito d’Este, guests can look down at the terraced gardens, the real reason for Tivoli’s fame and your visit: alleys of cypresses and soaring fountains (500 in all, including Bernini’s Bicchierone), grottoes, waterfalls, reflecting pools, and everywhere the cool sound of rushing water.

  • The fishermen have now been pushed to a larger location on the other side of the river, but most sightseeing boats that tour the harbor and nearby grottoes include a quick trip to the new docks.

  • To the modern eye, they form a Renaissance and Baroque theme park dotted with loggias, cool fountains, grottoes with artificial stalactites, and myriad statues of gods, nymphs, and grotesques (derived from the word “grotto”).

  • Ponta da Piedade (Point of Piety) is the mother of all stack and cliff formations along the Algarve, a stunning terracotta family of bridges, terraces, and grottoes.


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