: a shelter (such as a house) in which people live
Examples of dwelling in a Sentence
the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth
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The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority estimates about 6,290 RVs are being used as makeshift dwellings across the county.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Ivanna Ortiz, 35, was also charged with 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and three felony counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or camper, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
The sites that once bore his name — from a popular viewing point in the Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough, to a major conference centre in Leeds — have been renamed and his old dwellings have been torn down or gutted.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Last May, state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved a 17% emergency rate hike for State Farm homeowners, a 15% increase for renters and condo owners and a 38% jump for rental dwellings, all of which took effect June 1.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Ivanna Ortiz, 35, was also charged with 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and three felony counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling or camper, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
The sites that once bore his name — from a popular viewing point in the Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough, to a major conference centre in Leeds — have been renamed and his old dwellings have been torn down or gutted.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Last May, state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved a 17% emergency rate hike for State Farm homeowners, a 15% increase for renters and condo owners and a 38% jump for rental dwellings, all of which took effect June 1.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Dwelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwelling. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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