Examples of cottage in a Sentence
Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
In 1929, a spacious new house was completed on the site of the original adobe cottage, and six decades later, in 1969, the Spanish-Revival-style home was acquired by 19-time Emmy-winning game show host and dedicated animal rights advocate Bob Barker.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
As a general movie rule, when a group of happy weekenders head to a woodland cottage for a bit of rest and relaxation, the great outdoors has some grisly surprises in store for them.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
Sherwin-Williams' Black Fox, SW 7020 An almost-black paint with green and gray tones allows this Fayetteville, Arkansas, cottage to blend seamlessly into the lush garden landscape.
—Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2024
By dawn several dozen men regrouped by some cottages on the edge of the city.
—Oleksandr Chubko Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Within the 10 cottages are 21 guest suites that exude their own personality and charm.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2024
When the wealthy patriarch of the Dashwood household dies, the Dashwood women must leave their extravagant and glorious abode and take up residence in a very modest cottage in Devonshire.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 28 Feb. 2024
Further along the roadmap there is a plan to build six golf cottages, creating a stay-and-play opportunity.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Middle English cotage "holding of a free peasant, the peasant's dwelling on such a holding," borrowed from Anglo-French, "tenure of a free peasant owing rent to a lord, rent paid for such a holding," probably from Middle English cot or cote "dwelling of a rural laborer, hut" + Anglo-French -age -age — more at cot entry 1, cote entry 1
Note: Regarding the status of such a holding, see note at cottar.
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Cottage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cottage. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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