: 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 Way of Water — Metkayina Reef Home A perfect set to pair with the Payakan one is the Metkayina Reef Home box, which includes four Na'vi characters — Neytiri, Kiri, Ronal and Tonowari — a striking Metkayina clan dwelling, a canoe and the flora and terrain that elevate it above the water.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Buckman’s images are not answers but dwellings—spaces where a viewer can sit with contradiction without being shouted at, where a community can insist on its presence without apology.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
The couple listed the dwelling just a year later, however, asking $17 million.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2025
Wood and glass double doors open into the primary dwelling, which is introduced via a double-height atrium displaying a sweeping dual staircase.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Buckman’s images are not answers but dwellings—spaces where a viewer can sit with contradiction without being shouted at, where a community can insist on its presence without apology.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
The couple listed the dwelling just a year later, however, asking $17 million.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2025
Wood and glass double doors open into the primary dwelling, which is introduced via a double-height atrium displaying a sweeping dual staircase.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dwelling
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“Dwelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwelling. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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