Synonyms
Examples of shack in a Sentence
an old shack in the woods
a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms
Recent Examples on the Web
Hold on, there are a couple of interiors: a grotty public toilet, the inside of a few cars, and a shack on the beach where local antagonists of the eponymous unnamed hero, the surfer (Cage), hang out.
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
This iconic Rockaway taco shack started frying up tacos out of a humble sidewalk location in 2008, arguably kicking off the burgeoning food scene in the Rockaways.
—Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
The fields can be visited daily through Mother’s Day, along with activities on the ranch, including tractor wagon rides, mining for gem stones and a strawberry shack.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
His voice rises above the din of the busy street, where tin shacks jostle for space with stout apartment blocks and small informal shops.
—Lenny Rashid Ruvaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
On a recent afternoon when the rebel force’s generator was working, one drone pilot, Ko Sai Laung, sat in a bamboo shack sharpening his skills on a laptop loaded with Ukrainian drone simulation software.
—Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Other parts needed to construct homemade drones, including chunks of Styrofoam studded with propellers, crowded a pair of leaf-walled shacks.
—Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
An old chicken coop occupied one corner of the yard, a sturdy wooden shack wrapped in tar paper, paying tribute to her rustic ancestry.
—Jim Meddleton, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2024
The business model is unclear Despite its surf shack interiors, Brandy Melville is not a Californian business.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
This iconic Rockaway taco shack started frying up tacos out of a humble sidewalk location in 2008, arguably kicking off the burgeoning food scene in the Rockaways.
—Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
The fields can be visited daily through Mother’s Day, along with activities on the ranch, including tractor wagon rides, mining for gem stones and a strawberry shack.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
His voice rises above the din of the busy street, where tin shacks jostle for space with stout apartment blocks and small informal shops.
—Lenny Rashid Ruvaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2024
On a recent afternoon when the rebel force’s generator was working, one drone pilot, Ko Sai Laung, sat in a bamboo shack sharpening his skills on a laptop loaded with Ukrainian drone simulation software.
—Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Other parts needed to construct homemade drones, including chunks of Styrofoam studded with propellers, crowded a pair of leaf-walled shacks.
—Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
An old chicken coop occupied one corner of the yard, a sturdy wooden shack wrapped in tar paper, paying tribute to her rustic ancestry.
—Jim Meddleton, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2024
The business model is unclear Despite its surf shack interiors, Brandy Melville is not a Californian business.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shack. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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