brownstone
noun
brown·stone
ˈbrau̇n-ˌstōn 
1
: a reddish-brown sandstone used for building
2
: a dwelling faced with brownstone
Examples of brownstone in a Sentence
She lives in a beautiful brownstone in Manhattan.
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Bringing the battle home for players to storm brownstones in Brooklyn Heights or desperately traverse a crumbling Manhattan Bridge is effectively scary — for most people.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Paul Murphy, the Compass agent with the listing, who specializes in Brooklyn brownstones, has sold about 150 of them, including a smattering of Queen Annes.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Paul Murphy, the Compass agent with the listing, who specializes in Brooklyn brownstones, has sold about 150 of them, including a smattering of Queen Annes.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2025
Kids can slide open the peek-a-cover to reveal nine wooden block figures, each housed in their own window of the beloved brownstone.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
The front door to the brownstone had been left ajar.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Brownstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brownstone. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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brownstone
noun
brown·stone
ˈbrau̇n-ˌstōn
1
: a reddish brown sandstone used for building
2
: a dwelling covered with a layer of brownstone
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