sunken garden
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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One of their “light touch” moves included removing planters in the sunken garden area out front so more people can eventually sit out there once the planned restaurant goes in, Herzog said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
The building also smartly takes advantage of the roof, which has a landscaped terrace that encircles the sunken garden and that from above looks like a pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
The pavilion, a futuristic, three-story trapezoid with a wood-paneled event center, sunken garden and rooftop terrace in the center of the city, will serve Koreatown, which is among the city’s densest and most diverse neighborhoods.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2022
She created the sunken garden, which is contained by low-slung rock walls and filled with hydrangeas, peonies and roses.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2020
Eventually, with the aid of several glasses of champagne, Tsukiko persuades her to abandon the effort, drawing her out into the sunken garden to distract her.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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