8 sentences with 'grounds'
Example sentences and phrases with the word grounds and other words derived from it.
• « Over the decades of his long rule, the palace and the grounds of the Palace of Versailles grew to become the largest and most spectacular seat of royal power in Europe, on a par with any palace in the world at the time. »
• « The palace grounds cover some 2,000 acres, or just over 3 square miles (by comparison, Central Park in New York City is a mere 843 acres in size). »
• « Some of the nobles who lived in the palace or its grounds used the corridors to relieve themselves instead of the toilets because the latter were so inadequate and far from their rooms. The palace had been designed for display, not for comfort. »
• « In the decades that followed, the slightest sign of dissent by a Russian subject was grounds for imprisonment or exile to a Siberian prison village, and thus kept at bay the political and social changes sweeping the rest of Europe. »
• « Pregnancy was also grounds for dismissal, and unmarried women were often paid significantly less than men, as it was assumed that they would eventually marry and leave their jobs. »
• « Syk looks out of the window and sees some cattle running loose in the hospital grounds, making a mess. »
• « The sacred images of the magnificent iconostasis that dominates the grounds look out from their gilded frames at the people wandering with silent steps across the marble floor. »
• « According to cell biologist Michael Wargovich, there are not yet sufficient grounds for gastroenterologists to advise their patients to take fish oil capsules. »