1
: an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
2
: a simple shelter from the elements
hut
verb
—used to mark a marching cadence
Examples of hut in a Sentence
Noun
smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lake
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Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
There is electricity; his father’s bamboo hut is now fortified with metal; and running water comes from a tap, rather than a well.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
And very quickly those log hut cities became the big thing with winter armies.
—Lisa Gutierrez
july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
Each spring, the officials explained, the women travelled out to these islands and built little wooden huts for wild eider ducks, protecting them from predators.
—James Rebanks
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
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Noun
We were married on a stretch of basalt rock leading out to sea, an elevated slice of shore covered in sand, garnered with thatched huts, wooden tables and a structure that served as our secular altar.
—Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
There is electricity; his father’s bamboo hut is now fortified with metal; and running water comes from a tap, rather than a well.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
And very quickly those log hut cities became the big thing with winter armies.
—Lisa Gutierrez
july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
Each spring, the officials explained, the women travelled out to these islands and built little wooden huts for wild eider ducks, protecting them from predators.
—James Rebanks
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hut
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“Hut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hut. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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