croft

Definition of croftnext
chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of croft Crossing to Scotland, Lerwick adds Shetland ponies and stone crofts, Kirkwall delivers Norse-meets-Scottish history and Skara Brae-era vibes, and Edinburgh’s skyline crowns it with castle views before the elegant glide up the Thames to Greenwich. Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, as the Highland Clearances violently removed tenant-farmer Scots from their crofts, the more communal, indoor instruments all but disappeared. Elena Saavedra Buckley, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025 Living on a croft, our family was there for some months in early 1967. John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for croft
Noun
  • As the crisis deepened, however, Gentile wrote two further tracts focused on the pandemic.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
  • This helps lessen your chances of developing a urinary tract infection.
    Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 25 May 2026
Noun
  • According to the governor, lifting the homestead exemption to $250,000 would wipe out property taxes for roughly 60% of Florida homeowners.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
  • One House proposal would have phased out the non-school homestead tax by increasing the exemption by $100,000 a year.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • The painstaking work of clearing depots has ground to a halt, overtaken by a more volatile reality.
    Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
  • After a walk to Dylan Duran, Poindexter came up with the bases loaded and two out and lined a bags-clearing double to the wall in left-center field to push the lead to 12-0.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Approval is final for both site plan requests, but Leeth and Huntington will need to return to the Hobart City Council and the Plan Commission for final plat approval and rezoning issues, Plan Commission David Vinzant said.
    Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Construction could begin after the city signs off on annexation, plats and a new water well for the area, but the developer told council members homes are unlikely to be occupied until after ITD finishes its Karcher Road work, with full build‑out expected to take five to 10 years.
    Noah Daly May 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • If anyone becomes too mentally deteriorated due to a loss of brain fluids, they are transferred to the manor, which serves as the Boroughs' hospital ward for dementia and other higher-risk patients.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
  • Crete This manor home dates back to 1615, and has been family-owned for centuries.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The Tea Party, that movement of grass-roots right-wing anger that evolved into MAGA, was founded the same year.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • Use these tips to figure out the best height to cut grass for the healthiest lawn.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Eco effort Many of Indonesia’s 17,000 islands have been smashed by overdevelopment, palm oil plantations, plastic waste and water pollution, which is why Bawah and its fierce environmental program feel so crucial.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • Not far away, the natural over-water rock arch of Devil’s Bridge is both a stunning landmark and tragic reminder, its name a nod to the number of slaves who sought escape from plantation life by jumping from it to their deaths in the rough waters below.
    Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The concise menu – which is chalked up each day on a blackboard – uses produce from the restaurant’s nearby smallholding.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Today, countless smallholdings here still tend to the crop, like Jackie Russell, who offers tours of her family’s farm, a 25-acre site producing the Sugarloaf.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Croft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croft. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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