great house

Definition of great housenext

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Recent Examples of great house Vaccarello, shy and soft-spoken, has managed to reign at one of the great houses without becoming a household name or a glittering public personage in the manner of John Galliano or Marc Jacobs. Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 Rather than the great house, this boxed set details the Marauder States in the time of 3015. Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Salesforce is still a great house, but the neighborhood is deteriorating. Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025 That was followed the next year by Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, the story of a working-class imposter who manipulates and murders his way to ownership of a great house. Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for great house
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Noun
  • The backstory This previously residential Edwardian manor house has been turned into a 31-room hotel and members’ club by former Blakes owner Navid Mirtorabi, with the help of business partner Jamie Reuben, a scion of a family that owns swathes of Mayfair.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
  • The protagonist is a darkly violent, possessive young man named Jacob Cullen, who works in a manor house.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • The male and female Islanders are split up for a week, with half being sent to a whole other villa as new contestants are brought in, aiming to couple up the Islanders.
    Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
  • The spa Spa treatments are performed in private Balinese-style villas, complete with outdoor tubs and loungers.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Israeli troops have been advancing for days in villages close to Beaufort castle.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 May 2026
  • Israeli forces seized a 12th-century Crusader castle in southern Lebanon, as Israel intensifies its farthest incursion into the country in 26 years, despite a nominal ceasefire.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Although an overwater mansion may be a more apt description—there’s a full kitchen, private beach set up, private gym, and three separate massage rooms.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
  • Together, the two of them repurpose Cassie and Nate’s mansion into a content house not unlike Brandon Fontaine’s, except this one is dedicated to OnlyFans content.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The story centers around a woman who inherits a mysterious hacienda filled with magic, secrets and unexpected connections that begin to reshape her life.
    Stephanie Hope, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The rooms There are 210 guest rooms and suites spread across a series of low-lying, hacienda-style buildings.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • If anyone becomes too mentally deteriorated due to a loss of brain fluids, they are transferred to the manor, which serves as the Boroughs' hospital ward for dementia and other higher-risk patients.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
  • Crete This manor home dates back to 1615, and has been family-owned for centuries.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Queen Seymour is on the run as a traitor, having literally sunk one palace, while Queen Howard practices spycraft right under her husband’s nose.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • The team was then hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee presidential palace.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Dramatic lighting, jewel-toned shag rugs, and domestic props all became a theatrical reflection of not only the Brooklyn town house, but Allen’s personal journey.
    Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
  • The real driver was the opening of the Róisín Lafferty Gallery last year, set within a Georgian town house beneath the designer’s Dublin studio.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 May 2026

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“Great house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great%20house. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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