the lot
noun
: all the things of a group
They sell tuxedos, business suits, casual wear …the lot.
This one's the best of the lot.
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The Nissan then veered through a grate and into the lot of a nearby car dealership.
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Peter D'oench, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
While Leawood is showing its hand, Kansas City officials are also actively courting the company to remain in the Plaza beyond 2030, with rumors of a potential new headquarters on the lot where Nordstrom was supposed to go.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
Labuschagne’s was the worst of the lot, a genuinely lazy shot from the first ball of the session which elicited gasps and headshakes from the crowd.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Some builders go even further, basing their tax estimates not on the finished house, but on the value of the lot before a shovel was ever turned.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
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Peter D'oench, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
While Leawood is showing its hand, Kansas City officials are also actively courting the company to remain in the Plaza beyond 2030, with rumors of a potential new headquarters on the lot where Nordstrom was supposed to go.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
Labuschagne’s was the worst of the lot, a genuinely lazy shot from the first ball of the session which elicited gasps and headshakes from the crowd.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Some builders go even further, basing their tax estimates not on the finished house, but on the value of the lot before a shovel was ever turned.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the lot
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“The lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20lot. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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