: 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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With some inventive traps and a spunky attitude, Kevin manages to defend his family's dwelling with hilarious results.
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Over time, new dwellings were built on top of the original homes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
These structures are believed to have been parts of dwellings or public buildings.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
These houses typically had only one entrance and no windows, and openings of homes and town gates were very low so that several people could not enter at the same time; the entrances to the dwellings of the Gurunsi were only 70 centimeters high.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Over time, new dwellings were built on top of the original homes.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Dec. 2025
These structures are believed to have been parts of dwellings or public buildings.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025
These houses typically had only one entrance and no windows, and openings of homes and town gates were very low so that several people could not enter at the same time; the entrances to the dwellings of the Gurunsi were only 70 centimeters high.
—Literary Hub, 5 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 19 Dec. 2025.
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