cubbyholes

plural of cubbyhole

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cubbyholes
Noun
  • Start by making your way around the nooks and crannies of Bridgeway Promenade, Sausalito’s heart.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
  • The trick to creating a lush landscape that’s overflowing with blooms and color is to add trailing plants that will fill in all the nooks and crannies.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • Start by making your way around the nooks and crannies of Bridgeway Promenade, Sausalito’s heart.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
  • The trick to creating a lush landscape that’s overflowing with blooms and color is to add trailing plants that will fill in all the nooks and crannies.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • An incomprehensible dropped fly ball to center had runners and the corners with two down.
    Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
  • While there were some mixed emotions, there was also an understanding of what a trade of that magnitude signals from the front office, especially after the earlier additions of corners Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • By that time Dame Frances had established the idea of theaters of memory—imaginary architectural structures, replete with columns and alcoves and windows, where items can be placed for later recollection.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • The food court was completely shuttered, and the Coca-Cola vending machines had been yanked from their alcoves.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Millions of Americans treated college not as a rarity, but as a natural stepping stone into the world of cubicles and six-figure salaries.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • New arrivals are handed a cup of coffee, a burrito, and a bag with their personal belongings, then rushed through a series of cubicles where the Honduran government records their return.
    Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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