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Another neighbor bought a mattress for Slavin for his temporary abode.—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 But the year after settling into the colossal abode, Lopez and Affleck separated.—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2026 Lori seems to be a bit of a blank slate, both to Julian’s bumbling children and to Julian himself, who thinks Lori has been hired as his assistant to help manage his affairs and sort through the paintings littering his crumbling abode.—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 Almost three decades later, the flashy abode is now hitting the market for the first time.—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abode
Word History
Etymology
Middle English abade, abode, from bade, bode "stay, delay" (going back to Old English bād "expectation, period of waiting," probably going back to Germanic *baiđ-, noun derivative from the base of *bīđ- "wait, bide") crossed with abiden "to abide"