How to Use wishing well in a Sentence

wishing well

noun
  • Guests will enter via a dark forest to find a broken wishing well.
    Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The wishing well was made by hand and decorated with help from volunteers.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Following the recent theft, the wishing well was badly damaged.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
  • There’s a long outdoor table that seats eight, then more seating with a fireplace, then a landscaped area with brick steps, then a brick wishing well (that long ago brought water to the property).
    Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The Luray Caverns feel almost magical—complete with musical instruments built into the walls, mirror-like lakes that play tricks on your eyes, and even a wishing well tucked into the underground pathways.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025

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