How to Use grotto in a Sentence

grotto

noun
  • The kitchen also boasts a wine grotto, a breakfast nook and a bar.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Each of us seems to dwell alone within a damp grotto of private thoughts.
    — Melissa Fay Greene, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2021
  • People stood near the grotto, talking about the good old days.
    — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2017
  • The ancient grotto-style project is still very much in process, Pugh added.
    — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Arguably the most famous of these events is taking a dip in the grotto.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • All of this is in the cavernous atrium, the cathedral or grotto space.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Your kids will unleash their inner mermaid in the swim-through grotto at the pool.
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2023
  • Zero and Zerex were playful, and their strength took a toll on the grotto.
    — Grant Butler, OregonLive.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Throughout the rosary recital in the grotto, I was plagued with worry.
    — Annie Ernaux, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The dining area opens to a butler’s pantry/wine grotto with custom iron doors.
    — Dallas News, 17 Oct. 2020
  • The grounds have a tennis court, a guest house, a pool, and that infamous grotto.
    — Megan Friedman, ELLE Decor, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Don't miss the Blue Cave, a grotto carved into the cliff a few yards down.
    — Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a long and eerie walk from the drop-off spot through a grotto to the beach, which is indeed splendid.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 July 2021
  • That snow grotto is filled with real snowflakes that descend from the ceiling through the cold air.
    — Susan B. Barnes, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The car paused at the foot of the knoll while the garage door slowly rose, exposing a dark grotto.
    — Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The water level was reduced in the swimming pool grotto next to it.
    — Chabeli Herrera, Andres Viglucci, Carli Teproff and Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, 13 Sep. 2017
  • And your plunge pool is a seafront grotto consecrated to the nymphs in ancient times.
    — Wendy Perrin, Town & Country, 17 Oct. 2019
  • One of the coolest features, though, has got to be the rock grotto on the lower swimming level.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2022
  • In the deep jungle of Kauai, a faint trail cut past a grotto of sword ferns and below a web of tree limbs.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • The rest of the day was spent sitting on a damp log in a mossy grotto that lacked even a sliver of sunlight to warm things up.
    — Susan Casey, Field & Stream, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Even cooler, a 75-foot lap pool sits in the whale’s tail and flows into a secret grotto.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 July 2023
  • And there's a study, a wine grotto, a spare room the couple used as a gym, and even separate guest quarters.
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Or for a more tranquil setting, a grotto is tucked into the corner of the lagoon.
    — Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The grounds have a five-hole golf course, golf driving range, a sports court, a resort-like grotto pool, a skate park, and a guest house.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Over 200 feet of rushing waters lead down to a shaded grotto.
    — Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 18 July 2025
  • The Mass was held instead inside the small chapel adjacent to the grotto.
    — Lauren Caruba, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Dec. 2017
  • The home has six bedrooms, four and one-half baths, a study, game room and media room plus a lagoon-style pool with grotto and spa.
    — Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 7 June 2017
  • Climb to the top with a guide, then cool off by swimming in the falls and grottoes, jumping and sliding your way to the bottom.
    — Maridel Reyes, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2017
  • The snow grotto is part of the hot-cold ritual available in the spa of the Viking Sun.
    — Marjie Lambert, miamiherald, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Other highlights include a stylish wet bar, a wine cellar/grotto, and a home theater.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2025

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