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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The assailants, some armed, also vandalized security cameras and a guard shack and slashed the tires of vehicles in the parking lot, authorities said.
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Kevin Krause, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Who needs lobster rolls when this 10-minute shrimp roll is a delicious reminder of shoreside seafood shacks?
—Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Authorities said law enforcement was called to the resort in Daniels, which is about 10 miles southeast of Beckley, on Monday for a report of a shooting at the guard shack.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Church Avenue is revived, nearly every storefront occupied, jazz clubs mixing with Haitian bistros, home-loan shops, day-care centers, and Jamaican fish shacks.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Krause, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Who needs lobster rolls when this 10-minute shrimp roll is a delicious reminder of shoreside seafood shacks?
—Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Authorities said law enforcement was called to the resort in Daniels, which is about 10 miles southeast of Beckley, on Monday for a report of a shooting at the guard shack.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Church Avenue is revived, nearly every storefront occupied, jazz clubs mixing with Haitian bistros, home-loan shops, day-care centers, and Jamaican fish shacks.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shack. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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