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cubbyhole

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Definition of cubbyhole

as in corner

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Recent Examples of cubbyhole The captain instead had to remain up on the topside in the cubbyhole of his pilot house. — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025 There’s also a theater room with low-level, dimmable lighting; beanbags; and a cubbyhole with a cushioned area. — Jen Malia, Curbed, 20 Aug. 2025 The narrow, shaded Via Santa Maria della Pietà is Neapolitan-esque in its air of ancient mystery, with big arched doorways to houses and glimpses into tiny barber shops and a cubbyhole tattoo parlor. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 Hagerman blamed Le Tub’s infamous wait times on the tiny kitchen — an 8-by-8-foot cubbyhole — and on the chargrill itself, only equipped to handle 30 patties at once. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cubbyhole

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Noun

At the time, the restaurant stood on the back right-hand corner of the supermarket.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Alvarez struck out with runners on the corners in his second at-bat, and struck out on three pitches in his third, this one against right-hander Gus Varland.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of corner

Noun

Portaluppi, whose architectural and interior designs rose to fame during the Art Deco and Rationalist periods, was known for his improbable structures and curious nooks and crannies filled with the sort of surprises that excite one’s inner child.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
This kit makes both jobs simple with tools for cleaning up to 15-foot vents with flexible rods, specialty brushes that fit inside lint traps, and tweezers to reach into all the nooks and crannies.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of cranny

Noun

For the October 5, 2026, issue, the artist and architect Victoria Tentler-Krylov celebrates the flower district, one of New York’s most magical, verdant nooks.

— Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The kitchen’s ample counter space will make NYT Cooking subscribers swoon, and the bedroom is large enough for both a king-size bed and a reading nook.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of nook

Noun

That dining area converts over into a single bed, filling out the three-person maximum sleeping capacity for this floor plan in conjunction with the transverse bed in the alcove.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026
Two piles of large rocks in the water partition the middle beach into its own alcove.

— Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of alcove

Noun

Inmates in white—most of us Black or brown—were scattered throughout the dorm in and out of our cubicles.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
In a satiric short video, Rabid Dogs, 2002, for example, white-collar workers dress upas rapacious canines, clutching Burberry bags in their mouths and traversing cubicles on all fours.

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

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