dwellings

plural of dwelling

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dwellings The landscape was inspired by the inland town of Ioulida, a hilltop village with cascading residential dwellings and winding paths (no car-worthy roads), and a church perched at the precipice. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Rising in hexagonal or octagonal forms amidst low-rise dwellings, these pagodas stand as emotional anchors of hometown memory. — Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 By night, several slapdash dwellings stood ready for occupancy. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 But these charming dwellings aren’t just found in the worlds of soon-to-be princesses or daring adventurers. — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2026 Enormous dwellings with hundreds of rooms dot this desert canyon. — R. Scott Rappold, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026 The collapse last week wasn’t the first involving unsafe dwellings in the Gaza Strip, but the high death toll underscored the dangers in a territory where the vast majority of the population lacks adequate shelter. — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 And was later divided into two separate, single-room slave dwellings. — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026 They are legally protected in all these countries, but given their remote mountain habitat and inaccessible high‑elevation dwellings, their conservation did not gain urgency until recently. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dwellings
Noun
  • The new residences are located in Huixquilucan, and boast views of a golf course, other greenery and the Mexico City skyline.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • For buyers who aren’t quite in the market for a whole island, Corn also has an allocation of four beachfront residences at the development.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Best Hotels & Resorts The Promissory Hotel This boutique property is housed in a 1912 bank building with striking neoclassical design and 27 rooms, including loft-style abodes and two-bedroom suites.
    — Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
  • His son, Guy, followed in his footsteps, creating sculptural abodes from Boca Raton to Vail over the past 35 years.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Since at least the 1970s and 1980s, there have been incidents of gang rape of intoxicated, incapacitated women in fraternity houses.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Hyatt transformed the resort with six new buildings, including additional guest houses; all 117 rooms have also been overhauled, and there is a new pool as well as tons of new activities and programs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • On the roof deck, 360-degree views give you unobstructed river views, as well as an opposing view, down on glittering, red-and-gold tiled temple roofs of the Wat Po complex.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Keller school district hasn’t held a bond election in seven years and is facing significant needs for repairs and upgrades at 34 campuses, including replacing HVAC units and aging roofs.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Power plants generate electricity, grids deliver it, and homes, factories and businesses consume it.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Ironically, the one spot where Dearborn Park genuinely engages the cityscape is along the west side of State south of Roosevelt where a row of single-family homes follows Chicago’s typical development pattern.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Dwellings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwellings. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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