nunnery

noun

nun·nery ˈnə-nə-rē

ˈnən-rə-

plural nunneries

Synonyms of nunnery next

: a convent of nuns

Examples of nunnery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Join a nunnery, there’ll always be a place for you in the convent. —

Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023 Join a nunnery, there'll always be a place for you in the convent. —

Rachel Tashjian, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023 The Soho House group sniffed out the 19th-century nunnery behind The Jaffa for its first Israeli outpost, which is now a rendezvous for Tel Aviv’s in-crowd, who sip chili-spiked cocktails around the pool and have sleepovers in the snug, retro-tinged suites pitched up in the building’s turrets. —

Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2022 On view in the nunnery’s theater space were dramatic woven room dividers by master weaver Laura de Cesare inspired by Anni’s works for her 1949 solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. —

Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 22 Apr. 2023 Every day, the nunnery receives at least a dozen inquiries about joining the order from places as far as Mexico, Ireland, Germany and the United States. —

Sameer Yasir Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023 From an old newspaper house in New Orleans to a nunnery in Colombia, these seven hotels combine fascinating history and decadent luxury to give you an inspired stay. —

Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2023 Oh married and had four children, who grew up on the rambling grounds of the nunnery. —

E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2023 He’d been orphaned during the Korean War and had spent three decades as a handyman in a Busan nunnery. —

E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2023 See More

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