Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for great houses
Noun
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The island is nestled between the two forks of Long Island and is known for its unspoiled beaches and beautiful manor houses.—
Kira Turnbull,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026 -
What were manor houses, exactly?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The 66-room resort blends Cycladic design with contemporary elegance, featuring rooms, suites and private villas, many with their own pools, designed to reflect Santorini’s volcanic landscape and the Aegean horizon.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Against a backdrop of historic villas, aristocratic palaces, and luxury hotels, the British-Albanian singer, 30, and the 36-year-old British actor attracted a super VIP guest list that transformed the Sicilian capital into an international stage dedicated to music, fashion and the jet set.—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
6 June 2026
Noun
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They were set in crumbling castles and moldering dungeons—that is, amid the rubble of a collapsing social order.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Today, the municipality doesn’t seem too eager to promote its affinity for the international language (its tourism office tends to focus more on local castles and caves), but Herzberg has achieved near-mythic status among some Esperantists.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Noun
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In a conclave already fixated with security and privacy, the mansions will offer even more.—
Alexandra Phelps
Updated May 29,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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By David Voreacos, Bloomberg North Carolina investment firm founder Greg Lindberg was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison for siphoning more than $2 billion in reserves backing insurance policies and using the proceeds to pay for jets, mansions and a 214-foot yacht.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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The rooms Il Sereno is an all-suite hotel, with dwellings ranging in size from 460 square feet to over 2000 square feet (the penthouse suite).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The hotel is near surreal valleys, honeycombed with cave dwellings and frescoed Byzantine cave churches.—
Anya von Bremzen,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
Noun
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The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.—
Adrian Madlener,
Curbed,
6 Dec. 2025
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The Main Square—one of the largest medieval squares in Europe—is surrounded by Renaissance palaces, churches and towers that survived two world wars.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Jaipur is also one of India’s premier wedding destinations where ornate palaces and historical forts provide the backdrop for days-long traditional and modern festivities.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 May 2026
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Let alone seek revenge by annexing the manors of your enemies.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
4 Feb. 2026
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Virginia‘s countryside is dotted with traditional farmhouses and manors, but one in the foothills of the Southwest Mountains has been given a contemporary twist by a New York architect.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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