garret

Definition of garretnext
as in loft
a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building bought a charming Victorian house with a garret that she hoped to turn into a writing room

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Recent Examples of garret Balzac’s Paris: The City as Human Comedy by Eric Hazan As anyone who has spent time living in a Parisian garret will tell you, the romantic notion of it dies pretty quickly, especially during a sweltering summer or a teeth-chattering winter. Tobias Grey, airmail.news, 13 July 2024 The whole thing felt like my own private Parisian garret, with every nook and cranny carefully appointed. Vogue, 8 July 2024 Instead, the second-wittiest joke of Coup de Chance is Alain seducing Fanny in his struggling-artist garret. Armond White, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024 For all those years her room was part of the architecture and geography of my being: a small attic with a garret window, poorly lit, hot in the summer. Édouard Louis, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for garret
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Noun
  • The space is gorgeous—find a back corner to settle into, go all the way up to its loft area, or sit outside on the patio when the weather is right.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Two-story homes boast large lofts for additional gathering space.
    Pulte Homes, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Instead of correcting the error, the scheming matriarch hides him in the attic and collects a life insurance payout.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
  • These rodents can infest all aspects of a home, including the shed, garage, attic, or even lawnmowers, automobiles, and barbecue grills.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026

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“Garret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garret. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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