as in hut
a small, simply constructed, and often temporary dwelling refugees living in crowded hovels

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Recent Examples of hovel Well nuclear is back, because AI needs it, not because peasants risk freezing in their hovels. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Many rising comedians live in hovels, but not Zarna Garg, who recently opened for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on their national comedy tour. Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024 In the aftermath of her death, Arthur is living an itinerant existence in a shack near Flora’s estate; both his hovel and her grand but desolate home are tombs of their own, waiting to be plundered thousands of years in the future by some other brave troupe. David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024 How far does the cash go? Mounir Kahil and his family, who live by candlelight in a hovel in Beirut’s southern suburbs, are among those benefiting from the cash handouts. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for hovel
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Noun
  • Prince William proposes to Kate Middleton William popped the question in a cabin hut roughly 11,000 feet above sea level on the side of Mount Kenya in Africa.
    Nicole Briese, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • After the feast is over, the group disperses back to their huts, and Shauna pounces over to Natalie for a little light humiliation.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The camp includes faculty performances and a final student recital.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
  • According to a police statement, a contractor hired to open a seasonal camp in the town came across the car, which was stuck on a camp road.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • McCarthy and Carey named the shack after their best friend, Thomas Kelly.
    Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
  • His father was not a provider, although his mother was imaginative and resourceful in a two-room shack with a natural spring for water and an outhouse.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There were no landing lights or lights in the cabin.
    Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
  • The lounge is reserved for customers flying internationally in the Polaris cabin, and its debut created a two-tiered lounge system with the airline’s more common United Clubs.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Hovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovel. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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