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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Police said two Mozambican men were killed during violence in late May in Mossel Bay, a coastal town in the Western Cape, where more than 50 shacks in an informal settlement were burned.
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Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Being joyful there — in the Dominican Republic, where small shacks and houses pieced together by junkyard scraps sometimes hold families with over a dozen members — seems incomprehensible.
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Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
Families lugging half the garage will have an easier time at Moonlight in Encinitas, which has free parking, a playground, rentals, a snack shack and lifeguards.
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David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
On a busy day like July 4, one shack might see two dozen lost kids.
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Curbed Editors,
Curbed,
23 June 2026
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Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Being joyful there — in the Dominican Republic, where small shacks and houses pieced together by junkyard scraps sometimes hold families with over a dozen members — seems incomprehensible.
—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
Families lugging half the garage will have an easier time at Moonlight in Encinitas, which has free parking, a playground, rentals, a snack shack and lifeguards.
—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
On a busy day like July 4, one shack might see two dozen lost kids.
—
Curbed Editors,
Curbed,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for shack
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“Shack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shack. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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