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 garretInstead, 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 centuries thereafter, the uppermost floors remained least desirable (think servants’ quarters and Parisian garrets) until the invention of the commercial passenger elevator in the 1850s.—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024 At that time, the garret had little headspace and no bathroom.—Curbed, 17 Jan. 2024 In bed, under the sloping roof of our Paris garret, C said that we should get married.—Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for garret
Both lofts can serve as bedrooms or storage areas, lending the home considerable flexibility for its size.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 June 2025
The loft was also a short walk to CBGB, soon to become the proving ground of New York’s punk revolution and the Heads’ primary live performance venue at the start of their career.
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Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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