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hideaway

noun

hide·​away ˈhīd-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce hideaway (audio)

Examples of hideaway in a Sentence

The resort is a perfect romantic hideaway for young couples. the novelist has a little hideaway in the country where he goes whenever he wants to do some serious writing
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The Dalmatian Coast of Croatia is home to Dubrovnik, Split, and a treasure trove of scenic Adriatic Sea hideaways. Lucija Boras, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025 As Aspen’s first luxury hotel, the three-story brick hotel soon became a mountain hideaway for silver-screen stars like Lana Turner and John Wayne and, later—following the founding of the nearby Aspen Institute—a salon for intellectuals such as Mortimer Adler. Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025 The gracious mountainside hideaway enveloped by greenery was originally built in 1917, a home for the chief surgeon of the hospital. Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Nov. 2025 And the movie, with these two sexy people sparring for about 10 minutes, only to settle their differences over whiskey before a roaring fire in a snowbound cabin that looks like a vacation hideaway, has an unironic romance-novel baby-it’s-cold-outside vibe of old-school desert-island love. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hideaway

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hideaway was in 1926

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“Hideaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hideaway. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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hideaway

noun
hide·​away ˈhīd-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce hideaway (audio)
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