ivied
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ivied
Example Sentences
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He looked astonished and fearful, as if he were seeing her, his daughter, her petaled eyes, her ivied arms, her skinny, sprouting, tangling self, for the first time.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2019
I've been wondering if these ivied halls were producing graduates thoroughly incapable of holding down a job at a normal firm, with all the office politics, different personalities, etc.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2016
The series will restart Monday at Wrigley Field, whose ivied walls will make their first postseason appearance since 2008.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2015
On a mostly bare set, with arches evoking Princeton’s ivied halls and an orchestra stuffed into a loft like so many pigeons, young Scott dreams of love, literature and social success.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2014
Commons clock tower: ivied brick, white spire, spellbound in the hazy distance.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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