dwelling

noun

dwell·ing ˈdwe-liŋ

Synonyms of dwelling next

: a shelter (such as a house) in which people live

Example Sentences

the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth

Recent Examples on the Web The victims' bodies were found on different floors of the dwelling; three victims were found on the second floor, and two were found on the first level. —

Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2023 The dwelling also got the star treatment when Eilish toured it and the surrounding neighborhood in a 2019 episode of The Late Late Show. —

Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2023 An occupant of a house in Fairfax County was unaccounted for Monday night after the dwelling was destroyed by fire, the fire department said. —

Martin Weil, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2022 Firefighters were called to the Forest Cove apartments along Thomasville Boulevard at about 5:15 p.m. regarding the blaze at the two-story dwelling, the fire department said in a press release. —

Caroline Silva, ajc, 23 Nov. 2022 Construction of the twenty-room dwelling began during the twelfth century by a group connected to the Hohokam people of Southern Arizona, a feat that took a remarkable three centuries to complete. —

Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022 The two-level dwelling has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,560 square feet of living space. —

oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2022 The front window was reportedly broken by a large landscaping rock, as it was found laying inside the dwelling with the broken glass. —

Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022 No one was injured, though the dwelling sustained some damage. —

William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 18 Oct. 2022 See More

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