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
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On a recent morning, Reginaldo Nunes Fonseca smoked cigarettes from the porch of his friend’s wooden shack, watching the rain come down hard in an area now known as Nova Conquista — New Conquest — where pristine rainforest in Brazil’s Amazon stood a year ago.
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Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
After her husband’s passing 10 years ago, Mier now runs the shack.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Johns makes her move As an 11th grader at Moton High School, Johns began talking with some of her fellow students about taking action to protest the shacks and improve their education.
—Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Just south of downtown San Jose, about 100 people live on the banks of Coyote Creek, where footpaths and improvised bridges connect a community of tents and wooden shacks — the city’s last sprawling homeless encampment.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
After her husband’s passing 10 years ago, Mier now runs the shack.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Johns makes her move As an 11th grader at Moton High School, Johns began talking with some of her fellow students about taking action to protest the shacks and improve their education.
—Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Just south of downtown San Jose, about 100 people live on the banks of Coyote Creek, where footpaths and improvised bridges connect a community of tents and wooden shacks — the city’s last sprawling homeless encampment.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shack. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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