Examples of shack in a Sentence
an old shack in the woods
a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms
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Just south of downtown San Jose, about 100 people live on the banks of Coyote Creek, where footpaths and improvised bridges connect a community of tents and wooden shacks — the city’s last sprawling homeless encampment.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Most schools take place in mud huts or shacks shared by dozens of young men, away from public glare.
—Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The former Uchiko and Counter 357 chef pivoted his career away from fine dining to focus on modern African American cooking with his Distant Relatives, a smoke shack and grill that traces the foodways of the African diaspora.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
Most schools take place in mud huts or shacks shared by dozens of young men, away from public glare.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Most schools take place in mud huts or shacks shared by dozens of young men, away from public glare.
—Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The former Uchiko and Counter 357 chef pivoted his career away from fine dining to focus on modern African American cooking with his Distant Relatives, a smoke shack and grill that traces the foodways of the African diaspora.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
Most schools take place in mud huts or shacks shared by dozens of young men, away from public glare.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shack. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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