hiding place

noun

: a place where someone or something is hidden or can be hidden
My favorite hiding place when I was a kid was in the attic.

Examples of hiding place in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And don’t forget the cat lover: Catit makes bubbles with catnip oil that will hopefully bring Fluffy out from his hiding place under the bed. Ellie Pithers Wei Tchou Alice Newell-Hanson Caitie Kelly Betsy Horan Jinnie Lee Megan O’Sullivan, New York Times, 24 July 2023 Sometimes, the old saying goes, the best hiding place is in plain sight. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2023 Expansive and cavernous, Bryce Canyon had also once served as a hiding place for famous outlaws like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, who were known to seek shelter in the area after crime sprees. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 30 June 2023 The bobcat did not appear happy about getting dragged out of its hiding place. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2023 And then, without ever revealing his hiding place, Fenn died, which was exactly the kind of thing a trickster coyote would do. Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2023

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“Hiding place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hiding%20place. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.

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