coombe
- a variation of coomb.
Example Sentences
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Mapperton, near Beaminster, is an Italianate fantasy in a steep coombe studded with topiary and sky-reflecting pools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
Rushing up the coombe, he sprang across the torrent, and raced over the adjoining hill, as though racing for life.
From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie
The advent of April came like a revelation of divine beauty to the little village nestled in the "coombe," and garlanded it from summit to base with tangles of festal flowers.
From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie
Silence—except for the measured plash of the sea, which he heard distinctly echoing up through the coombe from the shore.
From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie
A few minutes' further walking brought her to the head of a deep-bosomed coombe, and the mere sight of it was almost reward enough for the difficulties of the journey.
From The Moon out of Reach by Pedler, Margaret
