grotto

noun grot·to \ ˈgrä-(ˌ)tō \

|Updated on: 30 Jul 2018

Examples: grotto in a Sentence

Definition of grotto

plural grottoes also grottos

1 : cave

2 : an artificial recess or structure made to resemble a natural cave

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Examples of grotto in a Sentence

at the heart of the shrine is a small rocky grotto into which pilgrims can descend

Recent Examples of grotto from the Web

Ocean Resort also will have a 40,000 square-foot branch of Exhale spa that will include 31 treatment rooms and a co-ed social area with a salt grotto, heated pool, steam room and bar.

— robert digiacomo, USA TODAY, "New Hard Rock Casino gives Atlantic City a hot hand," 29 June 2018
Featuring an ersatz mountain dotted with Buddha statues, the rock garden of the Wat Prayoon complex is a haven of grottoes, pavilions, roaming turtles and fish ponds.

— New York Times, "36 Hours in Bangkok," 15 Feb. 2018
Perez will be leaving the grotto next week after nine years for an assignment at the Pontifical Mission Office in New York City.

— vincent t. davis, San Antonio Express-News, "Special Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto celebrates fathers," 17 June 2018
The workers also created grottoes that offer shade and privacy.

— jan hefler, Philly.com, "Endangered penguins splash it up in new digs at Camden's Adventure Aquarium," 16 May 2018
Trees enclose a patio area with a grotto-style pool and waterfall.

— jack flemming, latimes.com, "Former Mark Wahlberg estate with bells and whistles galore sells for $12.4 million," 18 Apr. 2018
Steer horns, assorted bottles, a wagon wheel, and even rusty vintage firearms were recovered from the grotto floor in 1995—akin to a La Brea tar pit for the pioneer set.

— Sunset, "Go on a Hot Springs Adventure in the Utah Desert," 22 Jan. 2018
Capone reportedly bought home in 1928 upon his release from Alcatraz, and spent $200,000 (roughly $2.85 million today) to install a gatehouse, seven-foot-high wall, searchlights, a cabana, and coral rock grotto.

— danielle fox, ELLE Decor, "Al Capone’s Former Miami Beach Mansion is For Sale," 19 Apr. 2018
There are 27 treatment rooms, an inhalation room, dry and wet saunas, Swiss shower, whirlpool, cold plunge, atrium café, boutique, therapeutic waterfall grotto and scenic rooftop pool.

— emily lockwood, azcentral, "Fairmont Scottsdale Princess," 23 Apr. 2018

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