hideaway

noun

hide·​away ˈhīd-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce hideaway (audio)
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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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Across from the over 120-year-old Hancock Golf Course and with Waller Creek streaming through the 10-acre property, the Commodore Perry Estate feels like a rural European hideaway. Mandy Ellis, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026 Tabacón Thermal Resort & Spa With 105 guest rooms and suites surrounded by 900 acres of tropical rain forest, Tabacón Thermal Resort & Spa is a tranquil hideaway. Lauren P. Reyes, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026 The Ku Klux Klan maintained a shadowy presence in Hanceville well into the second half of the 20th century; KKK meetings took place in some homes and hideaways here as recently as the 1980s. Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026 Over the years, the pair has assembled a real estate portfolio anchored by a compound in Calabasas, California, and complemented by everything from island retreats in Hawaii to suburban hideaways in Maryland. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hideaway

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First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

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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 11 Feb. 2026.

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hideaway

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