: 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 city is about to legalize selling these backyard homes, also known as accessory dwelling units (ADUs), creating unprecedented opportunity.
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Saad Asad, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
His criminal history includes discharging a firearm at an inhabited dwelling and vehicle, battery on spouse or cohabitant, willful cruelty to child, driving under the influence, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and personal use of a firearm.
—Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
Mesa Verde National Park is home to some of the oldest human dwellings in North America.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2025
Steps off a circular courtyard sweep up to the front entrance of the eight-bedroom, 11-bath primary dwelling, which was inspired by the family’s previous home near Mount Vernon in Virginia and offers 21,000 square feet across three levels.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
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Saad Asad, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
His criminal history includes discharging a firearm at an inhabited dwelling and vehicle, battery on spouse or cohabitant, willful cruelty to child, driving under the influence, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and personal use of a firearm.
—Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
Mesa Verde National Park is home to some of the oldest human dwellings in North America.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2025
Steps off a circular courtyard sweep up to the front entrance of the eight-bedroom, 11-bath primary dwelling, which was inspired by the family’s previous home near Mount Vernon in Virginia and offers 21,000 square feet across three levels.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 June 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 18 Jun. 2025.
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