potting shed
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Confined indoors with little Christopher, Milne sat in a potting shed, feeling "gloomy" as the rain poured down, according to Brandreth.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025
And it’s true that Anne, currently addicted to playing some farm game on her iPad and not using the potting shed, complete with kiln, that Nick built her, has let joy leak from her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
She lives in a small room — a former potting shed that still smells like “loam and rotting leaves” — attached to the garage of a friend of her brother’s.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2020
The architecture extends out into the garden, with a potting shed that Peter designed and tucked into the side garden.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2017
Axel, like his own fence, like Byrd’s potting shed, like the flower boxes, like the remaining trees, is rooted to the ground.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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