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 structure combines polymers with different shrinkage and luster properties, producing a soft loft and diffuse reflection intended to mimic the sheen of rayon or silk.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Purchased in 1994 by the son of the president, the two-bedroom loft was nestled in the heart of Tribeca, which is today one of Manhattan's most expensive neighborhoods.
    Emma Banks, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Call An Expert Hire a professional pest control company to perform annual inspections on your entire house from the ground up to the roofline, including the attic.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Davis lost nearly all of her possessions in the fire that spread to the attic, with video footage showing flames shoot out from the building’s roof.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026

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“Garret.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garret. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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